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Impacts of different forest management scenarios on forestry and reindeer husbandry

Korosuo, Anu; Sandström, Per; Öhman, Karin; Eriksson Ljusk, Ola

Sammanfattning

In northern Sweden, the forests are used simultaneously for both timber production and reindeer husbandry. During the winter months, lichen is the most important fodder for reindeer. Forest management operations are generally considered having a negative impact on reindeer husbandry as harvesting and dense stands remove or obscure the ground lichen cover. In this study, we simulate three different scenarios for forest management, differing in the intensity and types of harvest operations. The resulting 100-year scenarios are analyzed with respect to their estimated suitability for providing reindeer pasture areas. Suitability is determined by vegetation type, stand density and stand height. The results indicate that the current trend of a decrease in lichen area will continue if existing forestry practice prevails. Implementing continuous cover forestry as a management alternative and carrying out precommercial thinning could halt the decrease in reindeer pasture area and even lead to a future increase in pasture area, with losses of approximately 5% in the net present value of forestry.

Nyckelord

continuous cover forestry; net present value; lichen; precommercial thinning; forest management; reindeer winter pasture

Publicerad i

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research
2014, volym: 29, nummer: Supplement 1, sidor: 234-251
Utgivare: TAYLOR & FRANCIS AS

SLU författare

Associerade SLU-program

SLU Future Forests

UKÄ forskningsämne

Skogsvetenskap

Publikationens identifierare

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02827581.2013.865782

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https://res.slu.se/id/publ/63871