Evaluation of Forest Dynamics Focusing on Various Minimum Harvesting Ages in Multi-Purpose Forest Management Planning

  • Derya Mumcu Küçüker Assistant Professor. Faculty of Forestry, Karadeniz Technical University. Trabzon.
  • Emin Zeki Baskent Professor, Faculty of Forestry, Karadeniz Technical University. Trabzon.

Abstract

Aim of study: Exploring the potential effects of various forest management strategies on the ability of forest ecosystems to sequester carbon and produce water has become of great concern among forest researchers. The main purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of management strategies with different minimum harvesting ages on the amount and monetary worth of carbon, water and timber values.

Area of study: The study was performed in the Yalnızçam planning unit located on the northeastern part of Turkey.

Material and Methods: A forest management model with linear programming (LP) was developed to determine the effects of various minimum harvesting ages. Twenty-four different management strategies were developed to maximize the economic Net Present Value (NPV) of timber, water and carbon values in addition to their absolute quantities over time. Amount and NPV of forest values and ending inventory with different minimum harvesting ages were used as performance indicators to assess and thus understand forest dynamics.

Main results: Amount and NPV of timber and carbon generally decreased with extended minimum harvesting ages. However, similar trends were not observed for water production values. The results pointed out that the performance of a management strategy depends highly on the development of a management strategy and the initial forest structure aside from the growth rate.

Research highlights: Minimum harvesting ages affect forest outputs under the same objectives and constraints. Performance of a management strategy highly depends on initial age class structure in addition to the contents of a management strategy.

Keywords: linear programming; forest management planning; carbon sequestration; water production; forest dynamics.

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Author Biographies

Derya Mumcu Küçüker, Assistant Professor. Faculty of Forestry, Karadeniz Technical University. Trabzon.
forest management
Emin Zeki Baskent, Professor, Faculty of Forestry, Karadeniz Technical University. Trabzon.
Forest management

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Published
2015-06-12
How to Cite
Mumcu Küçüker, D., & Baskent, E. Z. (2015). Evaluation of Forest Dynamics Focusing on Various Minimum Harvesting Ages in Multi-Purpose Forest Management Planning. Forest Systems, 24(1), e005. https://doi.org/10.5424/fs/2015241-05607
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