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Environmental effects of afforestation in North-Western Europe :

1402045670

1402045689

9781402045677

9781402045684

b710516

Environmental effects of afforestation in North-Western Europe :

[Book]

from field observations to decision support /

edited by Gerrit W. Heil, Bart Muys and Karin Hansen.

Dordrecht :

Springer,

©2007.

1 online resource (viii, 320 pages) :

illustrations (some color), maps (some color)

Plant and vegetation ;

v. 1

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Demand for afforestation management in North-Western Europe / G.W. Heil [and others] -- Carbon sequestration in soil and biomass following afforestation: experiences from oak and Norway spruce chronosequences in Denmark, Sweden and the Netherlands / L. Vesterdal [and others] -- Interception and water recharge following afforestation: experiences from oak and Norway spruce chronosequences in Denmark, Sweden and the Netherlands / C. Van der Salm [and others] -- Nitrogen deposition and nitrate leaching following afforestation: experiences from oak and Norway spruce chronosequences in Denmark, Sweden and the Netherlands / L. Rosenqvist [and others] -- Modelling the nitrogen deposition to afforested systems / A. Bleeker and W.P.A. va Deursen -- Effects of light and N availability in forests on plant species diversity in the field layer: a plant ecological and modelling approach / M. Elemans and G.W. Heil -- Modelling the afforested system: the forest/tree model / G.W. Heil [and others] -- Modelling the afforested system: the soil and water compartment / H. Kros [and others] -- Metafore: the afforest deposition-soil-water-vegetation metamodel / W. van Deursen [and others] -- Support of decisions on afforestation in North-Western Europe with the afforest-sDSS / J. van Orshoven [and others] -- Guidelines for planning afforestation of former arable land / K. Hansen [and others] -- The lessons learned from afforest: a synthesis / K. Hansen [and others].

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As issues of water quality and carbon emissions have moved up the political agenda, the afforestation of former arable land has become an increasingly common practice throughout much of Europe. In addition to wood production these new forests can provide a range of environmental services - including carbon sequestration. Yet, like any land-use change, afforestation may also bring negative impacts, such as reduced groundwater recharge. Recognising the need for effective decision making in relation to land-use change, this timely book develops a series of tools for estimating the environmental impacts of afforestation. It also presents guidelines and decision support systems (DSS) to enable both policy makers and forest managers to maximize the benefits and minimize the adverse effects of afforestation. Focusing on three key issues - carbon sequestration, water surplus and nitrate leaching, the book presents clear examples of afforestation research to develop detailed models and reduced 'metamodels' suitable for implementing in a real-time management system. It then goes on to illustrate the application of the decision support system developed in the text, demonstrating the applicability of the method throughout northwest Europe and beyond. This book will provide a valuable resource for both graduate students and researchers in forest, environmental and biological sciences, as well as for landscape planners and policy makers involved in afforestation projects at local, regional and international levels.

Springer

978-1-4020-4567-7

Environmental effects of afforestation in North-Western Europe.

1402045670

Springer e-books

Afforestation-- Environmental aspects-- Europe, Western.

Agricultural landscape management-- Europe, Western.

Ecology.

Trees.

Afforestation-- Environmental aspects.

Agricultural landscape management.

Biomédecine.

Sciences de la vie.

TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING-- Agriculture-- Forestry.

Western Europe.

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TEC-- 003040

Hansen, Karin.

Heil, G. W., (Gerrit W.)

Muys, Bart.

20201208011821.0

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