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Intensified forestry can be seen as a solution to climate change mitigation and securing energy supply, increasing the production of forest bioenergy feedstock as a substitution for fossil fuels. However, it may come with detrimental impacts on forest biodiversity, especially related to older forests. The aim of this study was to assess the sustainability of intensified forestry from climate-energy and biodiversity perspectives, targeting forest bird species. For this purpose, we applied the Landscape simulation and Ecological Assessment (LEcA) tool to the study area of Lithuania, having high ambitions for renewables and high forest biodiversity. With LEcA, we simulated forest growth and management for 100 years with two forest management strategies: Business As Usual (BAU) and Intensive forestry (INT), the latter with the purpose to fulfil renewable energy goals. With both strategies, the biomass yields increased well above the yields of the reference year, while the biodiversity indicators related to forest bird habitat to different degrees show the opposite, with lower levels than for the reference year. Furthermore, Strategy INT resulted in small-to-no benefits in the long run concerning potential biomass harvesting, while substantially affecting the biodiversity indicators negatively. The model results have the potential to inform policy and forest management planning concerning several sustainability goals simultaneously.
Ulla Mörtberg; Xi-Lillian Pang; Rimgaudas Treinys; Renats Trubins; Gintautas Mozgeris. Sustainability Assessment of Intensified Forestry—Forest Bioenergy versus Forest Biodiversity Targeting Forest Birds. Sustainability 2021, 13, 2789 .
AMA StyleUlla Mörtberg, Xi-Lillian Pang, Rimgaudas Treinys, Renats Trubins, Gintautas Mozgeris. Sustainability Assessment of Intensified Forestry—Forest Bioenergy versus Forest Biodiversity Targeting Forest Birds. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (5):2789.
Chicago/Turabian StyleUlla Mörtberg; Xi-Lillian Pang; Rimgaudas Treinys; Renats Trubins; Gintautas Mozgeris. 2021. "Sustainability Assessment of Intensified Forestry—Forest Bioenergy versus Forest Biodiversity Targeting Forest Birds." Sustainability 13, no. 5: 2789.
• Key message A dataset of forest resource projections in 23 European countries to 2040 has been prepared for forest-related policy analysis and decision-making. Due to applying harmonised definitions, while maintaining country-specific forestry practices, the projections should be usable from national to international levels. The dataset can be accessed at https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.4t880qh . The associated metadata are available at https://metadata-afs.nancy.inra.fr/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/8f93e0d6-b524-43bd-bdb8-621ad5ae6fa9 .
Jari Vauhkonen; Ambros Berger; Thomas Gschwantner; Klemens Schadauer; Philippe Lejeune; Jérôme Perin; Mikhail Pitchugin; Radim Adolt; Miroslav Zeman; Vivian Kvist Johannsen; Sebastian Kepfer-Rojas; Allan Sims; Claire Bastick; François Morneau; Antoine Colin; Susann Bender; Pál Kovácsevics; György Solti; László Kolozs; Dóra Nagy; Kinga Nagy; Mark Twomey; John Redmond; Patrizia Gasparini; Monica Notarangelo; Maria Rizzo; Kristaps Makovskis; Andis Lazdins; Ainars Lupikis; Gintaras Kulbokas; Clara Antón-Fernández; Francisco Castro Rego; Leónia Nunes; Gheorghe Marin; Catalin Calota; Damjan Pantić; Dragan Borota; Joerg Roessiger; Michal Bosela; Vladimír Šebeň; Mitja Skudnik; Patricia Adame; Iciar Alberdi; Isabel Cañellas; Torgny Lind; Renats Trubins; Esther Thürig; Golo Stadelmann; Ben Ditchburn; David Ross; Justin Gilbert; Lesley Halsall; Markus Lier; Tuula Packalen. Harmonised projections of future forest resources in Europe. Annals of Forest Science 2019, 76, 1 -12.
AMA StyleJari Vauhkonen, Ambros Berger, Thomas Gschwantner, Klemens Schadauer, Philippe Lejeune, Jérôme Perin, Mikhail Pitchugin, Radim Adolt, Miroslav Zeman, Vivian Kvist Johannsen, Sebastian Kepfer-Rojas, Allan Sims, Claire Bastick, François Morneau, Antoine Colin, Susann Bender, Pál Kovácsevics, György Solti, László Kolozs, Dóra Nagy, Kinga Nagy, Mark Twomey, John Redmond, Patrizia Gasparini, Monica Notarangelo, Maria Rizzo, Kristaps Makovskis, Andis Lazdins, Ainars Lupikis, Gintaras Kulbokas, Clara Antón-Fernández, Francisco Castro Rego, Leónia Nunes, Gheorghe Marin, Catalin Calota, Damjan Pantić, Dragan Borota, Joerg Roessiger, Michal Bosela, Vladimír Šebeň, Mitja Skudnik, Patricia Adame, Iciar Alberdi, Isabel Cañellas, Torgny Lind, Renats Trubins, Esther Thürig, Golo Stadelmann, Ben Ditchburn, David Ross, Justin Gilbert, Lesley Halsall, Markus Lier, Tuula Packalen. Harmonised projections of future forest resources in Europe. Annals of Forest Science. 2019; 76 (3):1-12.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJari Vauhkonen; Ambros Berger; Thomas Gschwantner; Klemens Schadauer; Philippe Lejeune; Jérôme Perin; Mikhail Pitchugin; Radim Adolt; Miroslav Zeman; Vivian Kvist Johannsen; Sebastian Kepfer-Rojas; Allan Sims; Claire Bastick; François Morneau; Antoine Colin; Susann Bender; Pál Kovácsevics; György Solti; László Kolozs; Dóra Nagy; Kinga Nagy; Mark Twomey; John Redmond; Patrizia Gasparini; Monica Notarangelo; Maria Rizzo; Kristaps Makovskis; Andis Lazdins; Ainars Lupikis; Gintaras Kulbokas; Clara Antón-Fernández; Francisco Castro Rego; Leónia Nunes; Gheorghe Marin; Catalin Calota; Damjan Pantić; Dragan Borota; Joerg Roessiger; Michal Bosela; Vladimír Šebeň; Mitja Skudnik; Patricia Adame; Iciar Alberdi; Isabel Cañellas; Torgny Lind; Renats Trubins; Esther Thürig; Golo Stadelmann; Ben Ditchburn; David Ross; Justin Gilbert; Lesley Halsall; Markus Lier; Tuula Packalen. 2019. "Harmonised projections of future forest resources in Europe." Annals of Forest Science 76, no. 3: 1-12.
Demands on forest bioenergy feedstock are expected to increase in many countries due to climate change mitigation. However, sustainable use of forest biomass resources can be ensured only if local and landscape conditions are taken into account, linking energy use to its resource base. The aim of this study was to analyse the forest biomass potential for Lithuania's energy pathways, while comparing the projected demand of forest bioenergy feedstock with resource projections. This was performed using the Landscape simulation and Ecological Assessment (LEcA) tool and the energy model MESSAGE. Biomass demand can be met up to 2050, after which demands under a Biomass Low pathway can still be met by the domestic forest resource if other wood uses are reduced, while Biomass High leads to a biomass deficit regarding domestic forest resources. Information exchange between the energy model and the LEcA tool enables an integrated sustainability assessment, and may contribute to a sustainable and efficient use of forest as a bioenergy feedstock resource.
X. Pang; R. Trubins; V. Lekavicius; A. Galinis; G. Mozgeris; G. Kulbokas; U. Mörtberg. Forest bioenergy feedstock in Lithuania – Renewable energy goals and the use of forest resources. Energy Strategy Reviews 2019, 24, 244 -253.
AMA StyleX. Pang, R. Trubins, V. Lekavicius, A. Galinis, G. Mozgeris, G. Kulbokas, U. Mörtberg. Forest bioenergy feedstock in Lithuania – Renewable energy goals and the use of forest resources. Energy Strategy Reviews. 2019; 24 ():244-253.
Chicago/Turabian StyleX. Pang; R. Trubins; V. Lekavicius; A. Galinis; G. Mozgeris; G. Kulbokas; U. Mörtberg. 2019. "Forest bioenergy feedstock in Lithuania – Renewable energy goals and the use of forest resources." Energy Strategy Reviews 24, no. : 244-253.
Geerten Hengeveld; Elmar Schüll; Renats Trubins; Ola Sallnäs. Forest Landscape Development Scenarios (FoLDS)–A framework for integrating forest models, owners' behaviour and socio-economic developments. Forest Policy and Economics 2017, 85, 245 -255.
AMA StyleGeerten Hengeveld, Elmar Schüll, Renats Trubins, Ola Sallnäs. Forest Landscape Development Scenarios (FoLDS)–A framework for integrating forest models, owners' behaviour and socio-economic developments. Forest Policy and Economics. 2017; 85 ():245-255.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGeerten Hengeveld; Elmar Schüll; Renats Trubins; Ola Sallnäs. 2017. "Forest Landscape Development Scenarios (FoLDS)–A framework for integrating forest models, owners' behaviour and socio-economic developments." Forest Policy and Economics 85, no. : 245-255.
Forest landscapes are too complex systems for the actors involved in policy making, including experts, to predict the consequences of different management options and policy measures without the aid of modelling tools. Forest sector models and forest management Decision Support Systems (DSS) are two major types of modelling tools that can be used for providing model-based support to forest policy development. Regardless of the modelling tool, policy makers and other concerned actors need to be aware of the behavioral assumptions, or implications, of a scenario in order to proceed to an assessment of what it takes to achieve, alternatively avoid it. A unified method or even a unified understanding of this problem is as yet lacking among forest scenario analysts. This paper presents an approach to facilitate the definition and communication of behavioral assumptions, primarily in DSS-based forest scenario modelling. At the core of the approach is the Behavioral Matrix (BM), a way of structuring forest management specifications. A case study in southern Sweden is presented as an example.
Renats Trubins; Ragnar Jonsson; Ida Wallin; Ola Sallnäs. Explicating behavioral assumptions in forest scenario modelling – the behavioral matrix approach. Forest Policy and Economics 2017, 103, 70 -78.
AMA StyleRenats Trubins, Ragnar Jonsson, Ida Wallin, Ola Sallnäs. Explicating behavioral assumptions in forest scenario modelling – the behavioral matrix approach. Forest Policy and Economics. 2017; 103 ():70-78.
Chicago/Turabian StyleRenats Trubins; Ragnar Jonsson; Ida Wallin; Ola Sallnäs. 2017. "Explicating behavioral assumptions in forest scenario modelling – the behavioral matrix approach." Forest Policy and Economics 103, no. : 70-78.
For forest sustainability and vulnerability assessment, the landscape scale is considered to be more and more relevant as the stand level approaches its known limitations. This review, which describes the main forest landscape simulation tools used in the 20 European case studies of the European project “Future-oriented integrated management of European forest landscapes” (INTEGRAL), gives an update on existing decision support tools to run landscape simulation from Mediterranean to boreal ecosystems. The main growth models and software available in Europe are described, and the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches are discussed. Trades-offs between input efforts and output are illustrated. Recommendations for the selection of a forest landscape simulator are given. The paper concludes by describing the need to have tools that are able to cope with climate change and the need to build more robust indicators for assessment of forest landscape sustainability and vulnerability.
Christophe Orazio; Rebeca Cordero Montoya; Margot Régolini; José G. Borges; Jordi Garcia-Gonzalo; Susana Barreiro; Brigite Botequim; Susete Marques; Róbert Sedmák; Róbert Smreček; Yvonne Brodrechtová; Vilis Brukas; Gherardo Chirici; Marco Marchetti; Ralf Moshammer; Peter Biber; Edwin Corrigan; Ljusk Ola Eriksson; Matteo Favero; Emil Galev; Geerten M. Hengeveld; Marius Kavaliauskas; Gintautas Mozgeris; Rudolf Navrátil; Maarten Nieuwenhuis; Ivan Paligorov; Davide Pettenella; Andrius Stanislovaitis; Margarida Tomé; Renats Trubins; Ján Tuček; Matteo Vizzarri; Ida Wallin; Hans Pretzsch; Ola Sallnäs. Decision Support Tools and Strategies to Simulate Forest Landscape Evolutions Integrating Forest Owner Behaviour: A Review from the Case Studies of the European Project, INTEGRAL. Sustainability 2017, 9, 599 .
AMA StyleChristophe Orazio, Rebeca Cordero Montoya, Margot Régolini, José G. Borges, Jordi Garcia-Gonzalo, Susana Barreiro, Brigite Botequim, Susete Marques, Róbert Sedmák, Róbert Smreček, Yvonne Brodrechtová, Vilis Brukas, Gherardo Chirici, Marco Marchetti, Ralf Moshammer, Peter Biber, Edwin Corrigan, Ljusk Ola Eriksson, Matteo Favero, Emil Galev, Geerten M. Hengeveld, Marius Kavaliauskas, Gintautas Mozgeris, Rudolf Navrátil, Maarten Nieuwenhuis, Ivan Paligorov, Davide Pettenella, Andrius Stanislovaitis, Margarida Tomé, Renats Trubins, Ján Tuček, Matteo Vizzarri, Ida Wallin, Hans Pretzsch, Ola Sallnäs. Decision Support Tools and Strategies to Simulate Forest Landscape Evolutions Integrating Forest Owner Behaviour: A Review from the Case Studies of the European Project, INTEGRAL. Sustainability. 2017; 9 (4):599.
Chicago/Turabian StyleChristophe Orazio; Rebeca Cordero Montoya; Margot Régolini; José G. Borges; Jordi Garcia-Gonzalo; Susana Barreiro; Brigite Botequim; Susete Marques; Róbert Sedmák; Róbert Smreček; Yvonne Brodrechtová; Vilis Brukas; Gherardo Chirici; Marco Marchetti; Ralf Moshammer; Peter Biber; Edwin Corrigan; Ljusk Ola Eriksson; Matteo Favero; Emil Galev; Geerten M. Hengeveld; Marius Kavaliauskas; Gintautas Mozgeris; Rudolf Navrátil; Maarten Nieuwenhuis; Ivan Paligorov; Davide Pettenella; Andrius Stanislovaitis; Margarida Tomé; Renats Trubins; Ján Tuček; Matteo Vizzarri; Ida Wallin; Hans Pretzsch; Ola Sallnäs. 2017. "Decision Support Tools and Strategies to Simulate Forest Landscape Evolutions Integrating Forest Owner Behaviour: A Review from the Case Studies of the European Project, INTEGRAL." Sustainability 9, no. 4: 599.
Forest biomass is a renewable resource that is increasingly utilised for bioenergy purposes in Sweden, which along with the extraction of industrial wood may conflict with biodiversity conservation. The aim of this paper is to present a method for integrated sustainability assessment of forest biomass extraction, particularly from bioenergy and biodiversity perspectives. The landscape simulator LandSim was developed and linked with models for the assessment of biomass yields and habitat networks representing prioritised biodiversity components. It was applied in a case study in Kronoberg County in southern Sweden. Forest growth and management were simulated for the period 2010–2110, following two land zoning scenarios, one applying even-aged forest management on all forest land except for protected areas (EAF-tot), and one applying continuous cover forest management on parts of the forest land, combined with protected areas and an intensified even-aged management on the other parts (CCF-int). The EAF-tot scenario implied higher yields of biomass feedstock for bioenergy, the CCF-int scenario only giving 66% of that yield, while the CCF-int scenario performed substantially better when it came to the habitat network indicators, if habitat suitability was ensured. Conclusively, the case study confirmed that the modelling framework of the LEcA tool, linking the landscape simulator LandSim with the biomass yield assessment and the habitat network model can be used for integrating main policy concerns when assessing renewable energy options
Xi Pang; Ulla Mörtberg; Ola Sallnäs; Renats Trubins; Eva-Maria Nordström; Hannes Böttcher. Habitat network assessment of forest bioenergy options using the landscape simulator LandSim – A case study of Kronoberg, southern Sweden. Ecological Modelling 2017, 345, 99 -112.
AMA StyleXi Pang, Ulla Mörtberg, Ola Sallnäs, Renats Trubins, Eva-Maria Nordström, Hannes Böttcher. Habitat network assessment of forest bioenergy options using the landscape simulator LandSim – A case study of Kronoberg, southern Sweden. Ecological Modelling. 2017; 345 ():99-112.
Chicago/Turabian StyleXi Pang; Ulla Mörtberg; Ola Sallnäs; Renats Trubins; Eva-Maria Nordström; Hannes Böttcher. 2017. "Habitat network assessment of forest bioenergy options using the landscape simulator LandSim – A case study of Kronoberg, southern Sweden." Ecological Modelling 345, no. : 99-112.
From 2009 to 2013, a group of more than 100 researchers from 26 countries, under a COST-Action project named FORSYS, worked on a review of the use of forest management decision support systems (FMDSS). Guided by a template, local researchers conducted assessments of FMDSS use in their countries; their results were documented in Country Reports. In this study, we have used the Country Reports to construct a summary of FMDSS use. For the purposes of our analysis, we conducted a two-round categorisation of the main themes to describe the most relevant aspects of FMDSS use. The material produced was used to generate quantitative summaries of (i) the types of problem where FMDSS are used, (ii) models and methods used to solve these problems, (iii) knowledge management techniques, and (iv) participatory planning techniques. Beyond this, a qualitative analysis identified and summarised the local researchers’ primary concerns, recorded in the conclusions to the Country Reports; we designated these “lessons learned”. Results from the quantitative analysis suggested that most of the participant countries were making use of latest generation FMDSS. A few did not have practical problems that justified the use of such technology or they were still at the beginning of the process of building models to solve their own forest problems.
Silvana Nobre; Ljusk-Ola Eriksson; Renats Trubins. The Use of Decision Support Systems in Forest Management: Analysis of FORSYS Country Reports. Forests 2016, 7, 72 .
AMA StyleSilvana Nobre, Ljusk-Ola Eriksson, Renats Trubins. The Use of Decision Support Systems in Forest Management: Analysis of FORSYS Country Reports. Forests. 2016; 7 (12):72.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSilvana Nobre; Ljusk-Ola Eriksson; Renats Trubins. 2016. "The Use of Decision Support Systems in Forest Management: Analysis of FORSYS Country Reports." Forests 7, no. 12: 72.
While sustainable forestry in Europe is characterized by the provision of a multitude of forest ecosystem services, there exists no comprehensive study that scrutinizes their sensitivity to forest management on a pan-European scale, so far. We compile scenario runs from regionally tailored forest growth models and Decision Support Systems (DSS) from 20 case studies throughout Europe and analyze whether the ecosystem service provision depends on management intensity and other co-variables, comprising regional affiliation, social environment, and tree species composition. The simulation runs provide information about the case-specifically most important ecosystem services in terms of appropriate indicators. We found a strong positive correlation between management intensity and wood production, but only weak correlation with protective and socioeconomic forest functions. Interestingly, depending on the forest region, we found that biodiversity can react in both ways, positively and negatively, to increased management intensity. Thus, it may be in tradeoff or in synergy with wood production and forest resource maintenance. The covariables species composition and social environment are of punctual interest only, while the affiliation to a certain region often makes an important difference in terms of an ecosystem service’s treatment sensitivity.
Peter Biber; José G. Borges; Ralf Moshammer; Susana Barreiro; Brigite Botequim; Yvonne Brodrechtová; Vilis Brukas; Gherardo Chirici; Rebeca Cordero-Debets; Edwin Corrigan; Ljusk Ola Eriksson; Matteo Favero; Emil Galev; Jordi Garcia-Gonzalo; Geerten Hengeveld; Marius Kavaliauskas; Marco Marchetti; Susete Marques; Gintautas Mozgeris; Rudolf Navrátil; Maarten Nieuwenhuis; Christophe Orazio; Ivan Paligorov; Davide Pettenella; Róbert Sedmák; Róbert Smreček; Andrius Stanislovaitis; Margarida Tomé; Renats Trubins; Ján Tuček; Matteo Vizzarri; Ida Wallin; Hans Pretzsch; Ola Sallnäs. How Sensitive Are Ecosystem Services in European Forest Landscapes to Silvicultural Treatment? Forests 2015, 6, 1666 -1695.
AMA StylePeter Biber, José G. Borges, Ralf Moshammer, Susana Barreiro, Brigite Botequim, Yvonne Brodrechtová, Vilis Brukas, Gherardo Chirici, Rebeca Cordero-Debets, Edwin Corrigan, Ljusk Ola Eriksson, Matteo Favero, Emil Galev, Jordi Garcia-Gonzalo, Geerten Hengeveld, Marius Kavaliauskas, Marco Marchetti, Susete Marques, Gintautas Mozgeris, Rudolf Navrátil, Maarten Nieuwenhuis, Christophe Orazio, Ivan Paligorov, Davide Pettenella, Róbert Sedmák, Róbert Smreček, Andrius Stanislovaitis, Margarida Tomé, Renats Trubins, Ján Tuček, Matteo Vizzarri, Ida Wallin, Hans Pretzsch, Ola Sallnäs. How Sensitive Are Ecosystem Services in European Forest Landscapes to Silvicultural Treatment? Forests. 2015; 6 (12):1666-1695.
Chicago/Turabian StylePeter Biber; José G. Borges; Ralf Moshammer; Susana Barreiro; Brigite Botequim; Yvonne Brodrechtová; Vilis Brukas; Gherardo Chirici; Rebeca Cordero-Debets; Edwin Corrigan; Ljusk Ola Eriksson; Matteo Favero; Emil Galev; Jordi Garcia-Gonzalo; Geerten Hengeveld; Marius Kavaliauskas; Marco Marchetti; Susete Marques; Gintautas Mozgeris; Rudolf Navrátil; Maarten Nieuwenhuis; Christophe Orazio; Ivan Paligorov; Davide Pettenella; Róbert Sedmák; Róbert Smreček; Andrius Stanislovaitis; Margarida Tomé; Renats Trubins; Ján Tuček; Matteo Vizzarri; Ida Wallin; Hans Pretzsch; Ola Sallnäs. 2015. "How Sensitive Are Ecosystem Services in European Forest Landscapes to Silvicultural Treatment?" Forests 6, no. 12: 1666-1695.
In this paper a new concept for modeling uneven-aged forests (UEAF) is presented. The term UEAF in this article encloses all forests that deviate from the even-aged structure. The matrix model is area-based, in that the forest under study is described by a distribution of areas over fixed state-spaces spanned by stem number and volume per hectare classes. Dynamics is introduced as transitions of areas inside the state-space during the simulation. Harvesting activities and the occurrence of calamities are explicitly handled. The model is designed to be suitable for large-scale analyses. The concept was tested in an application to Austrian National Forest Inventory (NFI) data. Results shown, including a comparison to older inventory data, indicate that it is worth further elaborating on the concept and the model. The work will be continued and in the next step the model concept will be applied in several other countries.
Ola Sallnäs; Ambros Berger; Minna Räty; Renats Trubins. An Area-Based Matrix Model for Uneven-Aged Forests. Forests 2015, 6, 1500 -1515.
AMA StyleOla Sallnäs, Ambros Berger, Minna Räty, Renats Trubins. An Area-Based Matrix Model for Uneven-Aged Forests. Forests. 2015; 6 (12):1500-1515.
Chicago/Turabian StyleOla Sallnäs; Ambros Berger; Minna Räty; Renats Trubins. 2015. "An Area-Based Matrix Model for Uneven-Aged Forests." Forests 6, no. 12: 1500-1515.
Considering the variety of attitudes, objectives and behaviors characterizing forest owners is crucial for accurately assessing the impact of policy and market drivers on forest resources. A serious shortcoming of existing pan-European Decision Support Systems (DSS) is that they do not account for such heterogeneity, consequently disregarding the effects that this might have on timber supply and forest development. Linking a behavioral harvesting decision model—Expected Value Asymmetries (EVA)—to a forest resource dynamics model—European Forestry Dynamics Model (EFDM)—we provide an example of how forest owner specific characterization can be integrated in a DSS. The simulation results indicate that the approach holds promise as regards accounting for forest owner behavior in simulations of forest resources development. Hence, forest owner heterogeneity makes the distribution of forestland on owner types non-trivial, as it affects harvesting intensity and, subsequently, inter-temporal forest development.
Francesca Rinaldi; Ragnar Jonsson; Ola Sallnäs; Renats Trubins. Behavioral Modelling in a Decision Support System. Forests 2015, 6, 311 -327.
AMA StyleFrancesca Rinaldi, Ragnar Jonsson, Ola Sallnäs, Renats Trubins. Behavioral Modelling in a Decision Support System. Forests. 2015; 6 (12):311-327.
Chicago/Turabian StyleFrancesca Rinaldi; Ragnar Jonsson; Ola Sallnäs; Renats Trubins. 2015. "Behavioral Modelling in a Decision Support System." Forests 6, no. 12: 311-327.
Renats Trubins; Ola Sallnäs. Categorical mapping from estimates of continuous forest attributes – classification and accuracy. Silva Fennica 2014, 48, 1 .
AMA StyleRenats Trubins, Ola Sallnäs. Categorical mapping from estimates of continuous forest attributes – classification and accuracy. Silva Fennica. 2014; 48 (2):1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleRenats Trubins; Ola Sallnäs. 2014. "Categorical mapping from estimates of continuous forest attributes – classification and accuracy." Silva Fennica 48, no. 2: 1.
As resources allocated specifically for conservation are limited, there is a need to ensure conservation policy initiatives lead to effective conservation outcomes. In this study, we investigated the potential conservation benefits from alternative spatial allocations of old deciduous stands to a landscape dominated by coniferous production forests owned primarily by non-industrial private forest owners. As a target species, we used the long-tailed tit (), a species associated with deciduous forests and known to be sensitive to isolation. We used a previously published model based on empirical data on the occurrence of this species, to assess the probability of occurrence of the bird in a 4,000 km area in southern Sweden for which we possess detailed spatial GIS data (kNN data) of tree species composition and age. We assessed alternative scenarios where old deciduous forest was allocated with or without respect to distance from existing old deciduous forests. Due to the long-tailed tit’s habitat requirement increasing the amount of old deciduous forests close to existing habitats was the most effective strategy. However, the potential advantages of this strategy may in fact be overturned in favor of the other scenarios if ownership structures and probable uptake rates of policy initiatives are also considered. If a policy initiative is targeted toward owners with properties in close proximity to existing suitable habitat, when compared to if all forest owners are targeted, a higher proportion of owners is needed to participate in order to achieve the same degree of habitat creation for the species. Here, we discuss the potential benefits for effective conservation policy formulation from integrating spatially explicit datasets and detailed ecological knowledge with land-ownership structures and policy uptake scenarios.
Matts Lindbladh; Adam Felton; Renats Trubins; Ola Sallnäs. A landscape and policy perspective on forest conversion: Long-tailed tit (Aegithalos caudatus) and the allocation of deciduous forests in southern Sweden. European Journal of Forest Research 2011, 130, 861 -869.
AMA StyleMatts Lindbladh, Adam Felton, Renats Trubins, Ola Sallnäs. A landscape and policy perspective on forest conversion: Long-tailed tit (Aegithalos caudatus) and the allocation of deciduous forests in southern Sweden. European Journal of Forest Research. 2011; 130 (5):861-869.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMatts Lindbladh; Adam Felton; Renats Trubins; Ola Sallnäs. 2011. "A landscape and policy perspective on forest conversion: Long-tailed tit (Aegithalos caudatus) and the allocation of deciduous forests in southern Sweden." European Journal of Forest Research 130, no. 5: 861-869.