DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2014.10.001
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-84908587224
论文题名: The implications of stand composition, age and spatial patterns of forest regions with different ownership type for management optimisation in northern Latvia
作者: Rendenieks Z. ; Nikodemus O. ; Brumelis G.
刊名: Forest Ecology and Management
ISSN: 0378-1127
出版年: 2015
卷: 335 起始页码: 216
结束页码: 224
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Forest history
; Forest management
; Land ownership
; Stand structure
Scopus关键词: Forest history
; Forest regions
; Land ownership
; Optimisations
; Ownership type
; Spatial patterns
; Stand composition
; Stand structures
; Forestry
; age structure
; clearcutting
; forest canopy
; forest ecosystem
; forest management
; landscape
; optimization
; spatial distribution
; sustainable forestry
; Forest Canopy
; Forest Management
; Inventory Control
; Latvia
英文摘要: Forests with different ownership type often form complex mosaics of stands, thus adding new challenges to the spatial planning of sustainable management in forested landscapes. This study attempted to analyse the spatial patterns and age structures of forest regions with different ownership type and to formulate suggestions for the optimisation of tactical planning of forest management planning by addressing ecological functionality at the landscape level. We hypothesised that structure of forests of various ownership groups differs significantly. National forest inventory data from 2011 was used in this study to compare spatial patterns of forest stands and clearcuts, as well as forest age structures. In total three areas with forest matrix in northern Latvia were selected for this study - owned by state, municipality and multiple private owners. Stand structure and current management regimen were characterised through the analysis of thematic landscape pattern maps and age structures of the canopy layer. Results showed significant differences between state and private patch configuration metrics. State forest stands were dominated by three tree species and a stable harvesting level. Municipal forest had largest stand patch size and the most even size of age classes in age structures. Lower road density, more complex canopy vertical structure and higher tree species richness characterised the private forest tract. We see landscape ecological planning of functionality as a way to optimise existing forest patterns. The incorporation of the modelling of future patterns under different management regimen in state, municipal and private forests could give valuable insights for more sustainable forest management. © 2014 Published by Elsevier B.V. Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/65666
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作者单位: Faculty of Geography and Earth Sciences, University of Latvia, Alberta Str. 10, Riga, Latvia; Faculty of Biology, University of Latvia, Kronvalda blv. 4, Riga, Latvia
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Rendenieks Z.,Nikodemus O.,Brumelis G.. The implications of stand composition, age and spatial patterns of forest regions with different ownership type for management optimisation in northern Latvia[J]. Forest Ecology and Management,2015-01-01,335