Responding to climate change in forest management: two decades of recommendations

Hagerman, Shannon; Pelai, Ricardo

doi:10.1002/fee.1974

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“…Since the Social FOI was positively associated with diverse management strategies, it is worth pointing out that the owners' networks seem to facilitate different management objectives, despite the emphasis on production in the Swedish forestry context. Active or passive forest management approaches may be advocated depending on, for example, the purpose of the management, such as maximizing certain forest functions or multifunctionality (e.g., Hagerman and Pilai 2018;Cruz-Alonso et al 2019;White and Long 2019;Williams and Powers 2019). Whereas this study showed that certain structural characteristics were associated with management inactivity (owning a smaller forest holding, being female, and owning forest in the north and middle regions in Sweden) (cf.…”

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“…A less proactive approach to the risk of future damages in forests has been found among less engaged owners (Gan et al 2015 ). However, not implementing certain management measures may also reflect a willingness to rely on the forest’s own ability to adapt through evolutionary processes (i.e., passive adaptation) (Keskitalo et al 2016 ; Hagerman and Pilai 2018 ).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Active or passive forest management approaches may be advocated depending on, for example, the purpose of the management, such as maximizing certain forest functions or multifunctionality (e.g., Hagerman and Pilai 2018 ; Cruz-Alonso et al 2019 ; White and Long 2019 ; Williams and Powers 2019 ). Whereas this study showed that certain structural characteristics were associated with management inactivity (owning a smaller forest holding, being female, and owning forest in the north and middle regions in Sweden) (cf.…”

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confidence: 99%

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The Knowledge and Value Basis of Private Forest Management in Sweden: Actual Knowledge, Confidence, and Value Priorities

Eriksson

Fries

2020

Environmental Management

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With growing demands on forests, there is a need to understand the drivers of managing the forest for diverse objectives, such as production, recreation, and climate adaptation. The aim of this study was to examine the knowledge and value basis of forest management behaviors, including different management strategies and management inactivity, among private forest owners in Sweden. Different dimensions of knowledge (declarative and procedural knowledge, assessed in terms of objective and subjective knowledge measures) and value priorities (basic values and forest values), as well as the role of forest owner identity, were examined. The study was conducted by means of a postal questionnaire to a random sample of private forest owners in Sweden (n = 3000, response rate 43%). The distinctions between actual knowledge (objective knowledge), confidence (subjective knowledge), and value priorities, in addition to the hierarchical structure of how these factors are linked to management behaviors, proved to be valuable. Results revealed that different knowledge dimensions and value priorities were jointly important for forest management behaviors. In addition, the role of forest owner identity for management behaviors was confirmed. Insights from the study may be used to develop policy and outreach to private forest owners and thereby facilitate different forest functions in private forestry.

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The Knowledge and Value Basis of Private Forest Management in Sweden: Actual Knowledge, Confidence, and Value Priorities

Eriksson

Fries

2020

Environmental Management

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“…It limits the analytical potential, real-world applicability and replicability of the typologies 26 , 44 , ultimately preventing cross-comparison between adaptation projects, studies, regions, and ecosystems. Furthermore, many existing reviews of adaptation actions have limited scope, for instance, by focusing only on forests 19 , 36 or terrestrial systems 43 .…”

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R–R–T (resistance–resilience–transformation) typology reveals differential conservation approaches across ecosystems and time

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Conservation practices during the first decade of the millennium predominantly focused on resisting changes and maintaining historical or current conditions, but ever-increasing impacts from climate change have highlighted the need for transformative action. However, little empirical evidence exists on what kinds of conservation actions aimed specifically at climate change adaptation are being implemented in practice, let alone how transformative these actions are. In response, we propose and trial a novel typology—the R–R–T scale, which improves on existing concepts of Resistance, Resilience, and Transformation—that enables the practical application of contested terms and the empirical assessment of whether and to what extent a shift toward transformative action is occurring. When applying the R–R–T scale to a case study of 104 adaptation projects funded since 2011, we find a trend towards transformation that varies across ecosystems. Our results reveal that perceptions about the acceptance of novel interventions in principle are beginning to be expressed in practice.

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“…Recently, concepts of how to adapt forest management have been described [3][4][5]. One of the most important measures is to modify the species composition of forest stands by increasing the share of species with a high adaptation potential [3].…”

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Economic and Production Effect of Tree Species Change as a Result of Adaptation to Climate Change

Remeš

Pulkrab

Bílek

et al. 2020

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Climate change is increasingly affecting forest ecosystems. Modifying the species composition towards species mixtures with a higher potential to mitigate the negative effect of climate change is one of the basic silvicultural measures. Potential economic and production impacts of these actions need to be assessed. This study therefore aims to evaluate the economic and production effect of species composition change as a result of the adaptation of forest ecosystems to climate change. The differences between the value production of Norway spruce (Picea abies /L./Karst.), Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziessi/MIRBEL/FRANCO) and European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) on fresh soils (represented mainly by mesotrophic cambisols), and soils affected by ground water (mainly pseudogley forms of cambisols and pseudogleys) were evaluated. The study was conducted on the area of the forest enterprise of the Czech University of Life Sciences (UFE) situated in the Central Bohemia region. For a model comparison of height and volume growth of Douglas fir and Norway spruce in this area, all stands (pure and mixed) with both species represented were analysed using the data from the current forest management plan and Korf’s growth function. The course of current and mean height increments over time is very similar, yet with constantly higher annual increments for Douglas fir. In 100 years, the mean stand height of Douglas fir is 6 m larger than that of Norway spruce. Production and economic potential were also evaluated. At the rotation age, the volume and value production of Douglas fir was 30% to 50% higher than that of Norway spruce. A higher share of Douglas fir in the total forest area would lead to an important value increment of the forests in the study area. Different results were achieved by comparing the yield potential of Norway spruce with European beech, which most often substitutes spruce at middle altitudes. Beech potential yield is only 40–55% of the spruce yield level.

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Responding to climate change in forest management: two decades of recommendations

Cited by 50 publications

References 49 publications

The Knowledge and Value Basis of Private Forest Management in Sweden: Actual Knowledge, Confidence, and Value Priorities

The Knowledge and Value Basis of Private Forest Management in Sweden: Actual Knowledge, Confidence, and Value Priorities

R–R–T (resistance–resilience–transformation) typology reveals differential conservation approaches across ecosystems and time

Economic and Production Effect of Tree Species Change as a Result of Adaptation to Climate Change

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