Using a Marginal Value Approach to Integrate Ecological and Economic Objectives across the Minnesota Landscape

Llorente, Irene De Pellegrin; Hoganson, Howard M.; Windmuller-Campione, Marcella A.; Miller, Steve

doi:10.3390/f9070434

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“…Fire risk ( Figure 6) was generally lower in scenarios where minimization of losses due to fire was part of the objective function ( Scenarios 1,2,4,6,7,9,12,23,26). Scenario 17, however, showed the second highest fire probability.…”

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“…Based on established programing and optimization methods and the long experience of development of DSSs in forestry, harvest scheduling models are a particular type of tool currently available with the purpose of supporting decision making based on the multiple-criteria approach. Examples include the model to address forest production and biodiversity conservation [25], the forest management scheduling model for timber and old forest production [26], spatial forest planning processes for volume, carbon, and spatial aggregation of management activities [27], and the planning method addressing wood production and hydrologic functions [28], among many others. Until recently, forest models had very limited transferability.…”

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Solving Multi-Objective Problems for Multifunctional and Sustainable Management in Maritime Pine Forest Landscapes

Rodríguez¹,

Nunes

Azevedo

2018

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Forest management based on sustainability and multifunctionality requires reliable and user-friendly tools to address several objectives simultaneously. In this work we present FlorNExT Pro®, a multiple-criteria landscape-scale forest planning and management computer tool, and apply it in a region in the north of Portugal to find optimized management solutions according to objectives such as maximization of net present value (NPV), volume growth, and carbon storage, and minimization of losses due to fire. Comparisons made among single- and multi-objective solutions were made to explore the range of possible indicators provided by the tool such as carbon sequestered, volume growth, probability of fire occurrence, volume of wood extracted, and evenness of harvesting in the management period. Results show that FlorNExT Pro® is a reliable, flexible, and useful tool to incorporate multiple criteria and objectives into spatially explicit complex management problems and to prepare sustainable and multifunctional forest management plans at the landscape level. FlorNExT Pro® is also suited to guiding and adapting forest management for uncertainty scenarios for the assessment of ecosystem services and fire risk, therefore playing an important role in the maintenance of sustainable landscapes in the south of Europe.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Solving Multi-Objective Problems for Multifunctional and Sustainable Management in Maritime Pine Forest Landscapes

Rodríguez¹,

Nunes

Azevedo

2018

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“…Besides constraints on timber production levels, these National Forest applications recognized constraints that: (1) controlled the age distribution of the forest in each LE, (2) described forest restoration objectives for each LE by setting area targets for a range of forest cover types, and (3) related the value of biodiversity values for specific age classes in specific forest cover types to the acres present in that age class in each decade of the planning horizon. This last set of constraints is similar to the concept of downward sloping demand curves for timber where more timber output in a given time period implies a reduction in the per unit price for the timber (Llorente et al 2018).…”

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Potential gains from spatially-explicit coordinated planning between two large public ownerships in Minnesota

2019

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Background: Many forested landscapes throughout the world involve a mix of public forest ownerships. This study explores how coordinated planning between two large public ownerships in Minnesota impact landscape-level trade-offs between timber production and production of core area of older forest (COF) for the region. COF is an important metric for wildlife habitat. Emphasis is on better understanding potential gains from both coordinated planning at the site-level where ownerships share stand boundaries and from coordinated planning at a broader policy level involving assumed values of COF by the public. The study area involves over 300,000 ha, 150,000 analysis units and a 100-year planning horizon. Methods: The concept of influence zones in modeling spatial interdependencies is described and implemented. The estimated total area of COF is assumed an important landscape metric for forest wildlife habitat condition for each forest planning period. COF has a surrounding buffer protecting it from edge effects. Differences are recognized between COF condition requirements and condition requirements for its surrounding buffer. A spatially-explicit harvest scheduling model is applied in conjunction with moving-windows techniques of GIS to find near-optimal management schedules for the large landscape. Multiple model runs are examined to help better understand both potential gains from coordinated planning and the tradeoffs between timber and COF production. Results: Results demonstrate the ability to incorporate detailed site-level COF production into management scheduling models for broad, landscape-level planning. For the study area and the assumed COF definitions, substantially larger gains are possible by coordinating COF value assumptions across ownerships, as compared to possible gains from coordinating on-the-ground management activities in areas involving shared stand boundaries. Although a general map of the study area shows a definite intertwining mosaic of ownership by the two large public agencies, a detailed breakdown of influence zone information shows that a low percentage of the land is influenced by both of these ownerships for COF production. Conclusions: This research helps illuminate potential large gains from coordinated planning at a broad policy level by large public ownerships through coordination of assumed COF values. For the study area, these gains are substantially greater than gains from combined modeling efforts addressing spatial detail and shared stand boundaries or neighborhoods. From a practical standpoint, this is important, as spatial detail adds substantially to model size, making combined analysis a major undertaking. Detailed site-level coordination also presents operational challenges in schedule implementation.

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“…Planning for the management of several forest stands allows for coordination between sites and enables forest-wide targets or constraints, such as sustainable timber harvesting, or maintenance of old forest. Often multi-stand problems are considered multi-objective, with a range of targets for economic, ecological, and social goals (De Pellegrin Llorente et al 2018). Quantifying and assessing the performance of multi-stand forest problems can be accomplished using similar tools as in the single-stand forest problems, however, the additional complexity often requires the development of more elaborated algorithms or solving techniques to tackle bigger problems.…”

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Perceptions of uncertainty in forest planning: contrasting forest professionals’ perspectives with the latest research

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Many of the intrinsic facets of forest planning are surrounded by uncertainty. Decision makers strive to improve their understanding of the sources of uncertainty and their impact on the decision-making process. However, uncertainty is rarely integrated into real-world forestry applications or into decision support tools used in forest planning problems. To identify the needs, interests, and challenges of managing uncertainty in forest planning, we interviewed forestry professionals. All the interviewees indicated the positive potential of a tool that could address some facets of uncertainty. Additionally, we conducted a review of the most recent literature on this topic to understand current hot topics and future trends that could help address real-world challenges. This study highlights the next steps to incorporate uncertainty into the decision support systems for forest planning. However, to strengthen the bond between the practical needs of forestry professionals and the theoretical approaches proposed by recent literature, more effort should be placed on defining terminology and formulating a theoretical framework for uncertainty analysis. This will provide the forestry community with a common language and typology, help increase its general understanding, and improve communication between forestry researchers, forestry professionals, and other stakeholders.

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Using a Marginal Value Approach to Integrate Ecological and Economic Objectives across the Minnesota Landscape

Cited by 8 publications

References 32 publications

Solving Multi-Objective Problems for Multifunctional and Sustainable Management in Maritime Pine Forest Landscapes

Solving Multi-Objective Problems for Multifunctional and Sustainable Management in Maritime Pine Forest Landscapes

Potential gains from spatially-explicit coordinated planning between two large public ownerships in Minnesota

Perceptions of uncertainty in forest planning: contrasting forest professionals’ perspectives with the latest research

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