Management of Multiple Ecosystem Services under Climate Change, Bioeconomy and Participation
The Special Issue “Decision Support to Address Multiple Ecosystem Services in Forest Management Planning” includes nine research papers, two review papers, and a white paper presenting highlights of focused research initiatives. The papers provide a comprehensive framework for the analysis and review of advanced Decision Support Systems (DSS), which are multi-criteria decision approaches. Their emphasis is on how these methods and tools may contribute to address the multi-functionality of forests, to support scenario and trade-off analysis of ecosystem services, and to represent interests and behavior of various stakeholders. In the context of forest ecosystem management, a need has arisen to consider various dimensions in the design of the planning process. This calls for the development of appropriate mixes of decision-making tools and methods and for its testing with the support of case studies. In this Special Issue, comments on, and implications of, the improvement of innovative decision methods and systems to address the provision of a wide range of ecosystem services and support scenario analysis with the active involvement of stakeholders are presented.
The following papers are part of this special issue:
- Management of Multiple Ecosystem Services under Climate Change, Bioeconomy and Participation by Baskent EZ, Borges JG, Vacik H, Reynolds KM, Rodriguez LCE. Download PDF
- Searching for Pareto Fronts for Forest Stand Wind Stability by Incorporating Timber and Biodiversity Values by Merganič J, Merganičová K, Výbošťok J, Valent P, Bahýľ J, Yousefpour R. Download PDF
- Combining Climate Change Mitigation Scenarios with Current Forest Owner Behavior: A Scenario Study from a Region in Southern Sweden by Lodin I, Eriksson LO, Forsell N, Korosuo A. Download PDF
- A Framework for Characterizing and Regulating Ecosystem Services in a Management Planning Context by BASKENT EZ. Download PDF
- Web-Based Forest Resources Management Decision Support System by Marto M, Reynolds KM, Borges JG, Bushenkov VA, Marques S, Marques M, Barreiro S, Botequim B, Tomé M. Download PDF
- Spatial Pattern of Climate Change Effects on Lithuanian Forestry by Mozgeris G, Brukas V, Pivoriūnas N, Činga G, Makrickienė E, Byčenkienė S, Marozas V, Mikalajūnas M, Dudoitis V, Ulevičius V, Augustaitis A. Download PDF
- Using Machine Learning to Assess Site Suitability for Afforestation with Particular Species by Chen Y, Wu B, Chen D, Qi Y. Download PDF
- Evaluating Management Strategies for Mount Kenya Forest Reserve and National Park to Reduce Fire Danger and Address Interests of Various Stakeholders by Nyongesa KW, Vacik H. Download PDF
- Species Mixing Regulation with Respect to Forest Ecosystem Service Provision by Schwaiger F, Poschenrieder W, Biber P, Pretzsch H. Download PDF
- Combining Decision Support Approaches for Optimizing the Selection of Bundles of Ecosystem Services by Marto M, Reynolds KM, Borges JG, Bushenkov VA, Marques S. Download PDF
- Synergies and Trade-Offs in the Production of NWFPs Predicted in Boreal Forests by Kurttila M, Pukkala T, Miina J. Download PDF
- Can Existing Estimates for Ecosystem Service Values Inform Forest Management? by Müller A, Knoke T, Olschewski R. Download PDF
- Multifunctionality of Forests: A White Paper on Challenges and Opportunities in China and Germany by Benz JP, Chen S, Dang S, Dieter M, Labelle ER, Liu G, Hou L, Mosandl RM, Pretzsch H, Pukall K, Richter K, Ridder R, Sun S, Song X, Wang Y, Xian H, Yan L, Yuan J, Zhang S, Fischer A. Download PDF
