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Forest dynamics and wood production modeling (WEHAM)
Project
Project code: TI-WO-08-PID1581
Contract period: 01.07.2014
- 31.12.2020
Purpose of research: Inventory & Assessment
Informations on the future development of forests and the potential outcome of different management activities are a valuable asset in the valuation of alternative management and policy options.
Decisions taken today influence ecosystem goods and services (EGS) in decades and centuries to come. Good information about future potential EGS are thus important not only for wood-using industries and in greenhouse gas monitoring and mitigation, but also for assessing the overall sustainability of activities.
Based on data from the National Forest Inventory, WEHAM simulates tree growth, forest management, natural mortality, and regeneration of forest stands. The simulations can differentiate, among other factors, by tree species, federal state, type of ownership, etc. The harvested timber is asorted and can be included in e. g. models on wood products. Dead wood caused by natural mortality is lef in the forest ecosystem.
Section overview
Subjects
- Forestry
- Agroecology
- Climate Change
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Associated projects: WEHAM
- Sustainability assessment of alternative forest management and wood use scenarios with special consideration of climate and biodiversity protection
- Adjustment of the forest dynamics and wood production modeling (WEHAM) to the information needs of the greenhouse gas monitoring and of the political consultancy concerning timber supply
- Assessment of the sustainability of different forest management and timber use scenarios, with emphasis on climate protection and biodiversity conservation
