Trade-offs and synergies among ecosystem services under different forest management scenarios – The LEcA tool

Pang, X., Nordström, E.-M., Böttcher, H., Trubins, R., & Mörtberg, U. (2017). Trade-offs and synergies among ecosystem services under different forest management scenarios – The LEcA tool. Ecosystem Services 28 67-79. 10.1016/j.ecoser.2017.10.006.

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Abstract

Forests provide a multitude of ecosystem services. In Sweden, the goal to replace fossil fuels could induce substantial changes in the current management and use of forests. Therefore, methods and tools are needed to assess synergies and trade-offs between ecosystem services for policy and planning alternatives. The aim of this study was to develop methods for integrated sustainability assessment of forest management strategies for long-term provisioning of various ecosystem services. For this purpose, the Landscape simulation and Ecological Assessment (LEcA) tool was developed to analyse synergies and trade-offs among five ecosystem services: bioenergy feedstock and industrial wood production, forest carbon storage, recreation areas and habitat networks. Forest growth and management were simulated for two scenarios; the EAF-tot scenario dominated by even-aged forestry (EAF), and the CCF-int scenario with a combination of continuous-cover forestry (CCF) and intensified EAF. The results showed trade-offs between industrial wood and bioenergy production on one side and habitat, recreation and carbon storage on the other side. The LEcA tool showed great potential for evaluation of impacts of alternative policies for land zoning and forest management on forest ecosystem services. It can be used to assess the consequences of forest management strategies related to renewable energy and conservation policies.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Integrated sustainability assessment; Industrial wood; Bioenergy; Carbon storage; Recreation values; Habitat networks
Research Programs:	Ecosystems Services and Management (ESM) Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP)
Depositing User:	Luke Kirwan
Date Deposited:	18 Oct 2017 08:31
Last Modified:	27 Aug 2021 17:41
URI:	https://pure.iiasa.ac.at/14895

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