Identifying optimal forest management maximizing carbon sequestration in mountain forests impacted by natural disturbances : a case study in the Alps

Štraus, Hana (avtor), Podvinšek, Suzana (avtor), Klopčič, Matija (avtor)

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.

• Jezik: Angleški jezik
• Ključne besede: carbon sequestration, forest development modeling, matrix model, forest management scenarios, mixed alpine forests, Slovenia
• Vrsta gradiva: Članek v reviji
• Tipologija: 1.01 - Izvirni znanstveni članek
• Organizacija: BF - Biotehniška fakulteta
• Status publikacije: Objavljeno
• Različica publikacije: Objavljena publikacija
• Datum objave: 01.01.2023
• Leto izida: 2023
• Št. strani: Str. 1-16
• Številčenje: Vol. 15, iss. 5 [article no. 947]
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-146299-48eddecb-947b-80b1-620a-4bd5d2639734
• UDK: 630*6
• ISSN pri članku: 1999-4907
• DOI: 10.3390/f14050947
• COBISS.SI-ID: 153126147
• Datum objave v RUL: 23.05.2023

Gradivo je del revije

• Naslov: Forests
• Skrajšan naslov: Forests
• Založnik: MDPI
• ISSN: 1999-4907
• COBISS.SI-ID: 3872166

Licence

• Licenca: CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Priznanje avtorstva 4.0 Mednarodna
• Povezava: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.sl
• Opis: To je standardna licenca Creative Commons, ki daje uporabnikom največ možnosti za nadaljnjo uporabo dela, pri čemer morajo navesti avtorja.

Sekundarni jezik

• Jezik: Slovenski jezik
• Ključne besede: vezava ogljika, modeliranje razvoja gozdov, matrični model, scenariji gospodarjenja z gozdovi, mešani alpski gozdovi, Slovenija

Projekti

• Financer: ARRS - Agencija za raziskovalno dejavnost Republike Slovenije
• Številka projekta: P4-0059-2020
• Naslov: Gozd, gozdarstvo in obnovljivi gozdni viri