Hybrid MCDA methods to integrate multiple ecosystem services in forest management planning: a critical review

B Uhde, W Andreas Hahn, VC Griess… - Environmental …, 2015 - Springer
Multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) is a decision aid frequently used in the field of forest
management planning. It includes the evaluation of multiple criteria such as the production …

Continuous cover forestry in Europe: usage and the knowledge gaps and challenges to wider adoption

WL Mason, J Diaci, J Carvalho… - … An International Journal …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
There is increasing interest across Europe in adopting forest management strategies, which
promote species and structural diversity through the use of irregular silvicultural systems, an …

The role of economic diversification in forest ecosystem management

T Knoke, K Messerer, C Paul - Current Forestry Reports, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review We give an overview of economic drivers and consequences of
diversification in forest management. Starting with formal portfolio-theory analyses of the …

Does mixing tree species enhance stand resistance against natural hazards? A case study for spruce

VC Griess, R Acevedo, F Härtl, K Staupendahl… - Forest Ecology and …, 2012 - Elsevier
In this study, survival of spruce (Picea abies [L.] Karst.) trees in mixed-and mono-species
stands was analyzed using the database of Rhineland-Palatinate's forest damage survey …

Assessing transformation scenarios from pure Norway spruce to mixed uneven-aged forests in mountain areas

T Hilmers, P Biber, T Knoke, H Pretzsch - European Journal of Forest …, 2020 - Springer
Mixed mountain forests, primarily made up of Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.), silver
fir (Abies alba Mill.) and European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.), cover about 10× 10 6 ha of …

Species interactions in the dynamics of even-and uneven-aged boreal forests

T Pukkala, E Lähde, O Laiho - Journal of sustainable forestry, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Many boreal tree stands are neither clearly even-aged nor clearly uneven-aged. The stands
may undergo a series of stages, during which an even-aged stand is transformed into two …

[BOOK][B] Large-scale forest restoration

D Lamb - 2014 - taylorfrancis.com
Landscapes are being degraded and simplified across the globe. This book explores how
forest restoration might be carried out to increase landscape heterogeneity, improve …

The Past Matters: Previous Management Strategies Modulate Current Growth and Drought Responses of Norway Spruce (Picea abies H. Karst.)

G Schmied, T Hilmers, E Uhl, H Pretzsch - Forests, 2022 - mdpi.com
Due to high productivity and past management approaches, the forests of Central Europe
are heavily dominated by conifers, even on sites where they do not occur naturally at all …

How considering multiple criteria, uncertainty scenarios and biological interactions may influence the optimal silvicultural strategy for a mixed forest

T Knoke, M Kindu, I Jarisch, E Gosling… - Forest Policy and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Assessing pre-defined strategies remains the status quo for studies supporting silvicultural
decision-making for future forest management, yet, such strategies may not fully address …

Severe and frequent extreme weather events undermine economic adaptation gains of tree-species diversification

JM Fuchs, K Husmann, J Schick, M Albert… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Forests and their provision of ecosystem services are endangered by climate change. Tree-
species diversification has been identified as a key adaptation strategy to balance economic …