Assessing the provisioning potential of ecosystem services in a Scandinavian boreal forest: Suitability and tradeoff analyses on grid-based wall-to-wall forest inventory data

Ruotsalainen, Roope

doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2016.12.005

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“…The areas shifted between the wood availability categories were selected based on conservation value predicted for each NFI plot as a function of site characteristics and species-specific volume and mean diameter of the growing stock . Similar proxy values have been used for conservation (Lehtomäki et al 2009;Arponen et al 2012;Sirkiä et al 2012) or management prioritization (Vauhkonen and Ruotsalainen 2017), when plant mapping data have not been available for more detailed analyses. The application of the functions yielded the highest conservation values for forests with large trees, more than one species, and high site fertility.…”

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Shifting from even-aged management to less intensive forestry in varying proportions of forest land in Finland: impacts on carbon storage, harvest removals, and harvesting costs

Packalen

2019

Eur J Forest Res

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Many studies have reported increased multi-functionality and financial profits due to a shift from even-to uneven-aged forest management. However, little is known (from long-term experiences or predictions) how alternative management systems could affect national-scale wood production and carbon storage, if adopted over very large areas. We analysed these effects using an area-based framework, in which multiple Markov chain models were used to simulate the development of forests according to different management systems. Classification of forests to wood availability categories was used to determine the system to be applied. We enhanced the framework to allow shifts between management systems that correspond to enforced or voluntary changes in forest use. Simulations of extensive shifts from conventional even-aged management to alternative silvicultural systems revealed interesting developmental patterns that cannot be directly deduced from studies that upscale from smaller areas. Our results show that the amount of carbon stored by Finnish forests can be increased by applying less intensive management systems, although this has trade-offs in terms of harvests and associated financial costs. The level of trade-offs differed depending on the type of forest that shifted between management systems and whether areas were also assumed to be completely set aside from forestry. These differences were further pronounced if the desired harvest levels and their allocation changed along with the management system. If the studied attributes were considered at the same relative scale and with equal weighting, the extensive shifts to alternative management systems exhibited the strongest impact on harvesting costs.

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Section: Using Nfi Data To Simulate Transitions Between Wood Availabimentioning

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Shifting from even-aged management to less intensive forestry in varying proportions of forest land in Finland: impacts on carbon storage, harvest removals, and harvesting costs

Packalen

2019

Eur J Forest Res

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“…The role of RS for mapping of ecosystem services is likely to increase also in other Nordic countries (Vauhkonen and Ruotsalainen 2017). Many important forest variables are not correlated to RS data so that there are also clear limitations that require more research before recommendations on practical use can be given.…”

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Remote sensing and forest inventories in Nordic countries – roadmap for the future

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Breidenbach

et al. 2018

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

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The Nordic countries have long traditions in forest inventory and remote sensing (RS). In sample-based national forest inventories (NFIs), utilization of aerial photographs started during the 1960s, satellite images during the 1980s, laser scanning during the 2000s, and photogrammetric point clouds during the 2010s. In forest management inventories (FMI), utilization of aerial photos started during the 1940s and laser scanning during the 2000s. However, so far, RS has mostly been used for map production and research rather than for estimation of regional parameters or inference on their accuracy. In recent years, the RS technology has been developing very fast. At the same time, the needs for information are constantly increasing. New technologies have created possibilities for cost-efficient production of accurate, large area forest data sets, which also will change the way forest inventories are done in the future. In this study, we analyse the state-of-the-art both in the NFIs and FMIs in the Nordic countries. We identify the benefits and drawbacks of different RS materials and data acquisition approaches with different user perspectives. Based on the analysis, we identify the needs for further development and emerging research questions. We also discuss alternatives for ownership of the data and cost-sharing between different actors in the field. ARTICLE HISTORY

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“…To assess the suitability of the forest wetlands for ecosystem conservation and recreational use, variables such as slope, elevation, visibility, vegetation, and tourist attraction were selected based on previous studies [6,40,44,47,[52][53][54]. We also chose land ownership, development feasibility and distance to city (considering the practical applicability) [33,55].…”

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A GIS-Assisted Assessment and Attribute-Based Clustering of Forest Wetland Utility in South Korea

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The aim of this study was to determine the characteristics of forest wetlands by developing factors for site suitability and applying these factors to 107 sites in South Korea. We developed a forest wetland assessment in a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) environment to assess site suitability. We considered 16 factors including slope, elevation, visibility, land ownership, distance to city, and so on. We conducted an expert survey with experts to analyze the relative importance by using the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP). We found that the order of importance of the 5 criteria applied in this study was: (1) Natural Ecology, (2) Land Use, (3) Natural Landscape, (4) Tourist Attraction, and (5) Accessibility. We then analyzed the spatial characteristics of each site based on the AHP result and divided the 107 forest wetlands into three categories by cluster analysis. Sites with high scores on the assessment were primarily the landscape ecology or land use criterion. Our differentiation of these forest wetland characteristics could help enable policymakers to develop sustainable management with the aim of balancing conservation with utilization in ecotourism destinations.

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Assessing the provisioning potential of ecosystem services in a Scandinavian boreal forest: Suitability and tradeoff analyses on grid-based wall-to-wall forest inventory data

Abstract: Assessing the provisioning potential of ecosystem services in a Scandinavian boreal forest : suitability and tradeoff analyses on grid-based wall-to-wall forest inventory data Vauhkonen J Elsevier BV info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion

Cited by 30 publications

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Shifting from even-aged management to less intensive forestry in varying proportions of forest land in Finland: impacts on carbon storage, harvest removals, and harvesting costs

Shifting from even-aged management to less intensive forestry in varying proportions of forest land in Finland: impacts on carbon storage, harvest removals, and harvesting costs

Remote sensing and forest inventories in Nordic countries – roadmap for the future

A GIS-Assisted Assessment and Attribute-Based Clustering of Forest Wetland Utility in South Korea

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