Impacts of climate change on timber production and regional risks of wind-induced damage to forests in Finland

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 260, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 833-845

  Peltola, H ^a   Ikonen, V P ^a   Gregow, H ^b   Strandman, H ^a   Kilpelainen A ^a   Venalainen A ^b   Kellomaki S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Boreal forests; Climate scenarios; Ecosystem model; Mechanistic model for wind damage; Wind climate

Indexed keywords

BOREAL FORESTS; CLIMATE SCENARIOS; ECOSYSTEM MODEL; MECHANISTIC MODELS; WIND CLIMATE; WIND DAMAGE;

CLIMATE MODELS; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; SPEED; TIMBER; WIND EFFECTS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

BASELINE CONDITIONS; BOREAL FOREST; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONIFEROUS TREE; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; FOREST INVENTORY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; SEASONALITY; TIMBER; WIND VELOCITY;

BETULA; CLIMATES; ECOSYSTEMS; FINLAND; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY; FORESTS; PICEA ABIES; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; VELOCITY; WIND;

FINLAND;

BETULA; PICEA ABIES; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 77954957151     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2010.06.001     Document Type: Article

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