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Interpreting wind damage risk : how multifunctional forest management impacts standing timber at risk of wind felling (2022)

Potterf, M., Eyvindson, K., Blattert, C., Burgas, D., Burner, R., Stephan, J. G., & Mönkkönen, M. (2022). Interpreting wind damage risk : how multifunctional forest management impacts standing timber at risk of wind felling. European Journal of Forest Research, 141(2), 347-361. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10342-022-01442-y

JYU-tekijät tai -toimittajat

Potterf, Maria
Eyvindson, Kyle
Blattert, Clemens
Burgas Riera, Daniel
Mönkkönen, Mikko

Julkaisun tiedot

Julkaisun kaikki tekijät tai toimittajat: Potterf, Mária; Eyvindson, Kyle; Blattert, Clemens; Burgas, Daniel; Burner, Ryan; Stephan, Jörg G.; Mönkkönen, Mikko

Lehti tai sarja: European Journal of Forest Research

ISSN: 1612-4669

eISSN: 1612-4677

Julkaisuvuosi: 2022

Ilmestymispäivä: 22.03.2022

Volyymi: 141

Lehden numero: 2

Artikkelin sivunumerot: 347-361

Kustantaja: Springer

Julkaisumaa: Saksa

Julkaisun kieli: englanti

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10342-022-01442-y

Julkaisun avoin saatavuus: Avoimesti saatavilla

Julkaisukanavan avoin saatavuus: Osittain avoin julkaisukanava

Julkaisu on rinnakkaistallennettu (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/80401

Tiivistelmä

Landscape multifunctionality, a widely accepted challenge for boreal forests, aims to simultaneously provide timber, non-timber ecosystem services, and shelter for biodiversity. However, multifunctionality requires the use of novel forest management regimes optimally combined over the landscape, and an increased share of sets asides. It remains unclear how this combination will shape stand vulnerability to wind disturbances and exposed timber volume. We combined forest growth simulations and multi-objective optimization to create alternative landscape level forest management scenarios. Management choices were restricted to 1) rotation forestry, 2) continuous cover forestry, and 3) all regimes allowed over a harvest intensity gradient from completely set aside landscapes to maximal economic gain. Estimates for the stands’ structural and environmental characteristics were used to predict the stand level wind damage probability. We evaluated averaged wind-exposed standing timber volume and changing forest structure under management scenarios. Intensive rotation forestry reduced tree heights and wind damage risk, but also reduced landscape multifunctionality. Conversely, continuous cover forestry maintained multifunctionality but increased wind damage probability due to taller trees and higher thinning frequency. Overall, continuous cover forestry lowers the total volume of wind exposed timber at any given time compared with rotation forestry. Nevertheless, a selective application of rotation forestry contributes to high economic gains and increases landscape heterogeneity. A combination of management approaches across landscapes provides an efficient way to reduce the amount of wind-exposed timber volume while also increasing habitat for vertebrate and non-vertebrate species and satisfying high timber demands.

YSO-asiasanat: metsät; talousmetsät; boreaalinen vyöhyke; tuulituhot; metsänhoito; metsänkäsittely; metsäsuunnittelu; biodiversiteetti; biotalous; optimointi; monitavoiteoptimointi

Vapaat asiasanat: set aside; biodiversity; bioeconomy; optimization; boreal forests; wind disturbance

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Hankkeet, joissa julkaisu on tehty

OKM-raportointi: Kyllä

Raportointivuosi: 2022

JUFO-taso: 2