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A Method for Integrated Assessment of Vulnerability to Climate Change in Siberian Forests: Example of Larch Area

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The conceptual scheme of integrated assessment of vulnerability to climate change in Siberian forests is elaborated and applied to the extensive area in Siberia covered by Larch forests. Forest stakeholders on the provincial level are identified to be the most relevant for an integrated impact assessment. Organisation of the assessment study as a combination of 'top-down' and 'bottom-up' approaches is suggested. Major biophysical vulnerability indexes and regional syndromes are identified as the growing stock and current increment averaged by administrative unit. Models and data suitability and quality for an analysis of biophysical vulnerability in conditions of climate change are studied for Siberian forests and future development trends are identified. An application of the elaborated conceptual scheme, which employs two models of different type and forest inventory data, is presented for the Larch area.

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Venevsky, S. A Method for Integrated Assessment of Vulnerability to Climate Change in Siberian Forests: Example of Larch Area. Mitig Adapt Strat Glob Change 11, 241–268 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11027-006-1024-4

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