Xi-Lillian Pang

Dr. Xi-Lillian Pang

KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
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Academic Career Length

10Years (2017-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 December 2017 in Ecosystem Services
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Xi-Lillian PangXi-Lillian Pang
Xi-Lillian Pang
ENEva-Maria Nordström
Eva-Maria Nordström
HBHannes Böttcher
Hannes Böttcher
RTRenats Trubins
Renats Trubins
UMUlla Mörtberg
Ulla Mörtberg

1 April 2019 in Energy Strategy Reviews
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Xi-Lillian PangXi-Lillian Pang
Xi-Lillian Pang
RTR. Trubins
R. Trubins
Vidas LekaviciusVidas Lekavicius
Vidas Lekavicius
AGA. Galinis
A. Galinis
GMG. Mozgeris
G. Mozgeris
UMUlla Mörtberg
Ulla Mörtberg

4 March 2021 in Sustainability
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UMUlla Mörtberg
Ulla Mörtberg
Xi-Lillian PangXi-Lillian Pang
Xi-Lillian Pang
RTRimgaudas Treinys
Rimgaudas Treinys
RTRenats Trubins
Renats Trubins
GMGintautas Mozgeris
Gintautas Mozgeris
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.