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Analysing the Effects of Forest Structure on Carbon Stocks and Timber Production Under Changing Management and Climate

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Managing Forest Ecosystems: The Challenge of Climate Change

Part of the book series: Managing Forest Ecosystems ((MAFE,volume 17))

The growth of boreal forests in northern Europe is currently limited by a short growing season, low summer temperatures and short supply of nitrogen (Kellomäki et al, 1997; Nohrstedt, 2001; Olsson, 2006). Forest development is expected to be affected by the expected change in climate in response to the rapid increase of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, particularly carbon dioxide (CO2) (IPCC, 2001). In Finland, the future climate is anticipated to be an increase of 2–7°C in annual mean temperature (T) and an increase of 6–37% in precipitation with a concurrent doubling of CO2 by 2100 (Carter et al. 2002). The increase in T may prolong the growing season and also enhance the decomposition of soil organic matter (SOM), thereby increasing the supply of nitrogen (Melillo et al. 1993; Lloyd & Taylor, 1994). These changes may substantially enhance forest growth, timber yield and the accumulation of carbon (C) in the boreal forests (Giardina & Ryan, 2000; Jarvis & Linder, 2000; Luo et al, 2001; Strömgren, 2001).

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    J. Garcia-Gonzalo, H. Peltola (Senior lecturer for Silvicultural Sciences), A. Zubizarreta Gerendiain (Ph.D. candidate) & S. Kellomäki (Dean and Professor for Silvicultural Sciences)

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Garcia-Gonzalo, J., Peltola, H., Gerendiain, A.Z., Kellomäki, S. (2008). Analysing the Effects of Forest Structure on Carbon Stocks and Timber Production Under Changing Management and Climate. In: Bravo, F., Jandl, R., LeMay, V., von Gadow, K. (eds) Managing Forest Ecosystems: The Challenge of Climate Change. Managing Forest Ecosystems, vol 17. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8343-3_12

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