2013
DOI: 10.1139/cjfr-2012-0516
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On the economics of Norway spruce stands and carbon storage

Abstract: We combine a process-based growth model for even-aged Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) with economics and optimization. Carbon storage is subsidized based on stand growth and product decay. We include detailed optimized thinnings and timber quality features and present cost functions for stand-level CO 2 storage. In contrast to earlier studies, our results suggest that changing thinning strategies and postponing thinnings are at least as important as lengthening the rotation period when considering econ… Show more

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“…Results in Study II imply that carbon pricing increases the carbon storage in living biomass, timber products, and dead trees, and that the optimal carbon storage in Scots pine stands is mainly obtained by lengthening the rotation. Niinimäki et al (2013) use a process-based model for Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) H.…”
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“…Results in Study II imply that carbon pricing increases the carbon storage in living biomass, timber products, and dead trees, and that the optimal carbon storage in Scots pine stands is mainly obtained by lengthening the rotation. Niinimäki et al (2013) use a process-based model for Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) H.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…The studies by Huang and Kronrad (2006) for loblolly pine and Niinimäki et al (2013) for Norway spruce are rare examples. The latter study uses a framework, which is the preliminary version of the framework used in Study II.…”
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“…Previous studies provide more general insights to welfare aspects related to forest bioenergy and the effects of carbon pricing on optimal stand management (e.g. Bjørnstad and Skonhoft, 2002;Niinimäki et al, 2013;Pihlainen et al, 2014). According to Bjørnstad and Skonhoft (2002) inclusion of the social value of carbon sequestration increases rotation lengths but requires subsidies for the forest owner.…”
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“…Examples of strategies to increase forest carbon stocks include, extending rotation lengths (Cooper, 1983;Kaipainen et al, 2004;Liski et al, 2001), changes in initial stand density and thinning strategies (e.g. Niinimäki et al, 2013;Pihlainen et al, 2014) and forest fertilization (Boyland, 2006). Extending forest rotation period allows trees to grow larger and forests to accumulate more litter and soil organic matter, whereas forest fertilization increases tree growth and litter input to the soil from living biomass and forest thinnings.…”
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