Multifunctionality in European mountain forests — An optimization under changing climatic conditions

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 163-171

  Härt, Fabian H ^a   Barka, Ivan ^b,c   Hahn, W Andreas ^a   Hlásny, Tomáš ^b,c   Irauschek, Florian ^d   Knoke, Thomas ^a   Lexer, Manfred J ^d   Griess, Verena C ^e  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b National Forest Centre Forest Research Institute in Zvolen   (Slovakia)

^c CZECH UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Climate change; Economic optimization; Ecosystem services; Forest management; Management planning; Risk integration

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; FINANCIAL MARKETS; FORESTRY; NONLINEAR PROGRAMMING; ROCK BURSTS;

CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIOS; CLOSE-TO-NATURE MANAGEMENT; ECONOMIC OPTIMIZATION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; MANAGEMENT PLANNING; RESEARCH OBJECTIVES; STRUCTURAL DIVERSITY; SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GROWTH RATE; OPTIMIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AUSTRIA; SLOVAKIA;

ABIES; FAGUS; PICEA;

EID: 84957580023     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: 12086037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjfr-2015-0264     Document Type: Article

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