Sustainable Forest Strategies as Natural Climate Solutions in Degraded Coniferous Forests

Paletto, Alessandro and Cantiani, Paolo and Lagomarsino, Alessandra and De Meo, Isabella (2024) Sustainable Forest Strategies as Natural Climate Solutions in Degraded Coniferous Forests. ACTA SILVATICA ET LIGNARIA HUNGARICA : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL IN FOREST, WOOD AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES, 20 (1). pp. 9-22. ISSN 1786-691X (print); 1787-064X (online)

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Abstract

The present research implemented two improved forest management practices in a study area in Central Italy (Monte Morello Forest) to analyze their effects on C-sequestration and C-stock in all C pools (above-ground and below-ground biomass, deadwood, litter, and soil). It also estimated silvicultural treatment effects on two additional ecosystem services — wood production and recreational activity. A thinning from below and a selective thinning were applied in a degraded coniferous forest to increase the C-sequestration in the medium-long term. The results showed that after the two thinnings, above-ground biomass and deadwood C-stock decreased (–145 and –220 t CO2 ha-1 after thinning from below and selective thinning, respectively). However, these silvicultural interventions led to an increase in C-sequestration, recovering the lost C-stock in a period of between four and nine years and generating a positive flow in the medium-long term. Moreover, both thinnings positively affected wood production and the aesthetic-visual perception of the forest for visitors.

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