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In this study, the overall utility of forest management alternatives at the forest management unit level is evaluated with regard to multi-purpose and multi-user settings by a multi-criteria analysis (MCA) method. The MCA is based on an additive utility model. The relative importance of partial objectives of forest management (carbon sequestration, ground water recharge, biodiversity, and timber production) is defined in cooperation with stakeholders. The forest growth model 4C (Forest Ecosystems in a Changing Environment) is used to simulate the impact of six forest management strategies and climate on forest functions. Two climate change scenarios represent uncertainties with regard to future climatic conditions. The study is based on actual forest conditions in the Kleinsee management unit in east Germany, which is dominated by Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) and oak (Quercus robur L. and Quercus petraea Liebl.) stands. First, there is an analysis of the impact of climate and forest management on forest functions. Climate change increases carbon sequestration and income from timber production due to increased stand productivity. Secondly, the overall utility of the management strategies is compared under the priority settings of different stakeholder groups. From an ecological perspective, a conservation strategy would be preferable under all climate scenarios, but the business as usual management would also fit the expectations under the current climate due to high biodiversity and carbon sequestration in the forest ecosystem. In contrast, a forest manager in public-owned forests or a private forest owner would prefer a management strategy with an intermediate thinning intensity and a high share of pine stands to enhance income from timber production while maintaining the other forest functions.
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This work was partly founded by the EU-research project “SilviStrat” (EVK2-CT-00073) and the EU-research project “CarboInvent” (EVK2-CT-2002-00147). The digital soil map was made available by the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources and the digital map of forest districts by the Forest Institute in Brandenburg (Landesforstanstalt Eberswalde). The authors further wish to thank the Forest Institute in Brandenburg for their cooperation in organising the stakeholder workshop and the participating stakeholders for their inputs through discussions and questionnaire responses. We gratefully acknowledge Matthias Dieter, Thies Eggers, Dietmar Jäger for helpful comments, the participants of COST E21 meetings for inspiring discussions and Pia Gottschalk and Anastasia Galkin for technical support. Two anonymous reviewers provided helpful comments on an earlier version of the manuscript.
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Appendix A
The following functions were used as utility functions of the decision criteria. They are linear functions defined by supporting points (Table 6) and are valid between the particular minimum and maximum values of the decision criterion.
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The values of decision criteria (Table 7) under the chosen six management strategies and three climate scenarios and the achievement values of decision criteria (Table 8) are described in Appendix B.
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Fürstenau, C., Badeck, F.W., Lasch, P. et al. Multiple-use forest management in consideration of climate change and the interests of stakeholder groups. Eur J Forest Res 126, 225–239 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10342-006-0114-x
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