Management of Mixed-forest : Diversity to forests and bioeconomy
ManDi
The aims of the project are:
-To improve the understanding of dynamics and management of mixed forests in changing climate and operational environment
-To assess the alternative management alternatives to increase species mixture in production forests
-To assess the long-term impacts of increased species mixture on forest resources and ecosystem services at from stand to national levels in Sweden and Finland
-To disseminate the results into practice by providing decision support for multipurpose forest management
Outputs and benefits:
ManDi will analyze available mixed species experiments jointly in Sweden and Finland and validate current growth models.
ManDi will provide scientific knowledge to support silvicultural decisions and guidelines for management of mixed stands. Scenario-analyses of long-term potential and impacts of mixed forests management to meet the goals of sustainable and multifunctional forest management support regional- and national-level policy making.
