The Combination of Forest Site Maps, Site specific Growth Models and Nutrient Balance Models as a Basis for Sustainable Management in the Northern Calcareous Alps
Abstract
For a selected test region in the Northern Calcareous Alps, Tyrol, a decision support system for site and stand specific planning of biomass utilization, woodash recycling and fertilization is developed. Site specific growth and yield models for biomass fractions are developed based on existing inventory data, site maps and high resolution digital surface and terrain models and are used for the calculation of different production scenarios. Nutrient balance models taking into account nutrient extraction via harvest, leaching losses as well as gains via atmospheric deposition, woodash recycling and/or fertilization are used to calculate the potential sustainable harvest intensity. In addition humus dynamics of the frequently shallow rendzic Leptosols is taken into account. Concepts for long term carbon an nutrient management experiments as a basis for adaptive forest management in the Calacareous Alps are developed.
Nutrition management biomass utilization
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Klaus Katzensteiner
Ao.Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.nat.techn. Klaus Katzensteiner
klaus.katzensteiner@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-91213
Project Leader
01.12.2011 - 30.11.2014