Forest functions in the past, present and future - what can society expect from forests under climate change?

Project facts

Project promoter:
Global Change Research Institute CAS(CZ)
Project Number:
CZ-RESEARCH-0002
Status:
In implementation
Initial project cost:
€1,463,209
Donor Project Partners:
Norwegian University of Life Sciences(NO)
Other Project Partners
Forestry and Game Management Research Institute (FGMRI)(CZ)
Mendel University in Brno(CZ)
Vojenské lesy a statky ČR (VLS)(CZ)
Programme:

Description

The project deals with the ability of managed forests to provide ecosystem functions in future conditions characterized by higher drought and heatwaves occurrence – wood production (inc. carbon storage) and climate change mitigation (regulation of landscape energy and water balance) in the Czech Rep. and Norway. We will focus on 1) different site conditions; 2) potential for adaptation of important tree spec. (spruce; pine; beech), 3) potential for silvicultural measures implementation, 4) potential to apply those measures in practise. The goals will be reached by use of: timelines, climate models for predictions (till 2050); remote sensing and validation of its outputs with detailed field measurements both in long-term research plots and forests managed by VLS and Glommen-Mjøsen.

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