20.500.12556/RUL-146299 Identifying optimal forest management maximizing carbon sequestration in mountain forests impacted by natural disturbances a case study in the Alps The role of forests in mitigating climate change by acting as a carbon sink is becoming increasingly important. Forest management practices can either positively or negatively affect the ability of forests to mitigate climate change. The objectives of our study were to: (a) investigate the effects of natural disturbances on long-term carbon sequestration dynamics in forests and (b) identify opportunities to adapt current forest management practices to increase carbon sequestration in forests. The study focused on mixed mountain forests in the Slovenian Alps, dominated by Norway spruce, and used the SLOMATRIX model to simulate forest development. Three forest management scenarios were simulated: (1) no management, (2) business-as-usual and (3) an optimized scenario maximizing carbon sequestration in forests while achieving the required harvest. Our results indicate that both forest management practices and natural disturbances have an impact on carbon sequestration dynamics. Optimizing harvests resulted in changes in the diameter structure and species composition of the harvested trees. Although natural disturbances can hinder the mitigation of climate change impacts, they can also catalyze forest adaptation to climate change and reduce the time required to reach carbon equilibrium. carbon sequestration forest development modeling matrix model forest management scenarios mixed alpine forests Slovenia vezava ogljika modeliranje razvoja gozdov matrični model scenariji gospodarjenja z gozdovi mešani alpski gozdovi Slovenija true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2023-05-23 11:48:50 2023-05-23 11:48:56 2025-08-08 13:22:22 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2023 0 0 Str. 1-16 iss. 5 [article no. 947] Vol. 15 2023 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 2023-01-01 630*6 1999-4907 10.3390/f14050947 153126147 https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/14/5/947 1 ceae5735-f94e-11ed-a314-00155dcfd717 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=169456 RAZ_Straus_Hana_2023.pdf RAZ_Straus_Hana_2023.pdf 1 3024D87E2DECA7F06B17044E546704E4 e8550465081643857f9c7de7b3553858c5e491b2a02f0ac3c2cab5b84c1d0ffa e0c92a81-f94e-11ed-a314-00155dcfd717 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=169457 Biotehniška fakulteta 0 0 0