Essays about: "forest ecosystem services"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 126 essays containing the words forest ecosystem services.

1. 11. Evaluating modelled natural capital values for planning processes: A case study in Stockholm, Sweden

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Vania Diaz Gardell; [2023]
   Keywords : Geography; Ecosystem Analysis; Natural Capital; Ecosystem Services; Biodiversity; Environmental Models; Urban Planning; Planning Process; Social Sciences; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : A commonly proposed principle for reducing impact on natural capital within the planning process is the mitigation hierarchy. The mitigation hierarchy means that impacts should primarily be avoided, otherwise minimized, and when this is not possible - restored or compensated according to an equivalency- and proximity principle. READ MORE

3. 12. Comparison of Gap-Cutting and Clear-cutting Management and Their Ecosystem Services : a Simulation Study

   University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

   Author : Mary Motunrayo Ogunleye; [2023]
   Keywords : ecosystem services; gap-cut management; Scots pine; clear-cut; forest management;

   Abstract : Forests as a natural ecosystem provide many functions and services that contribute to livelihood. Moreover, to provide multifaceted services, the forest management strategy employed is vital in establishing desired ecosystem services. READ MORE

4. 13. Increased carbon sequestration of actively restored tropical forests in Sabah, Malaysia : a comparison of natural regeneration and active restoration

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

   Author : Johan Engström; [2023]
   Keywords : Degraded tropical forest; Active restoration; Carbon sequestration; Natural regeneration; Enrichment planting; Biomass accumulation;

   Abstract : As restoration with assisted natural regeneration and enrichment planting becomes a more important and popular method to restore ecosystem services and mitigate negative climate effects, these treatments and their effectiveness is heavily debated. There are three main groups of opinions regarding restoration, one is that humans actively need to help nature recover and the second is that nature itself does a better job without our help and the third is somewhere in between. READ MORE

5. 14. Identifying training needs for the implementation of Continuous Cover Forestry in Sweden

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

   Author : Lydia Kruse; [2023]
   Keywords : Marteloscope; Thinning type; Conitnuous Cover Forestry; Frame tree; Human behaviour;

   Abstract : In recent decades, continuous cover forestry (CCF) has been (re-)discovered as an important toolbox for promoting biodiversity, helping to deliver a range of ecosystem goods and services as well as to satisfy the needs of various stakeholders. CCF is based on ecological principles and one of its most important tenets is the abandonment of large-scale clearfelling. READ MORE

6. 15. A Cost Benefit Analysis of Continuous Cover Forestry in Djurholmen, Skåne

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för miljö- och klimatvetenskap (CEC)

   Author : Moa Morency; [2023]
   Keywords : continuous cover forestry CCF ; clear-cut forestry CF ; cost-benefit analysis CBA ; ecosystem services; climate mitigation; timber production; Norway Spruce Picea abies ; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Forests and forest products are important, not just for timber production, the forest ecosystem plays several important roles, such as water purification, carbon sequestration for climate mitigation and recreational values. How the forests are managed varies throughout the globe, in Sweden the most used system is the clearcutting system (CF), however continuous cover forestry (CCF) is gaining popularity and is being tested in several places. READ MORE