Linking biomass production in short rotation coppice with soil protection and nature conservation
Rainer Petzold (1) , David Butler-Manning (2), Norbert Feldwisch (3), Thomas Glaser (4), Peter A Schmidt (5), Maik Denner (6), Karl-Heinz Feger (7)
iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry, Volume 7, Issue 6, Pages 353-362 (2014)
doi: https://doi.org/10.3832/ifor1168-007
Published: May 19, 2014 - Copyright © 2014 SISEF
Research Articles
Collection/Special Issue: RegioResources21
Spatial information and participation of socio-ecological systems: experiences, tools and lessons learned for land-use planning
Guest Editors: Daniele La Rosa, Carsten Lorz, Hannes Jochen König, Christine Fürst
Abstract
Biomass from short rotation coppice (SRC) plantations has attracted widespread attention as a component of new sustainable energy concepts. Nevertheless, as yet the surface area of SRC plantations in Europe is relatively low compared to other biomass producing land-use systems. This is somewhat incomprehensible because it has been shown that SRC systems also offer distinct ecological benefits. Therefore, greater consideration of the related ecosystem services should be incorporated into land-use planning processes. Presented in this study is a conceptual framework for the integration of soil protection and nature conservation into the spatial prioritization of areas suitable for SRC. This approach includes the development of a site-specific yield model and the identification and classification of criteria and indicators for both soil protection and nature conservation. The basic concept for planning procedures was established and tested for the State of Saxony (Germany). Existing constraints were identified, and could be attributed mainly to the availability of adequate information at different spatial scales. The regional-scale study emphasized the considerable biomass potential of SRC and the related synergy effects for soil protection and nature conservation. Future work should focus on the local (district, farm) and catchment scale and attempt to integrate additional aspects such as hydrological ecosystem services and carbon sequestration.
Keywords
Short Rotation Coppice, Yield Estimation, Soil Protection, Nature Conservation, Land Use Planning
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Public Enterprise Sachsenforst, Competence Center for Wood and Forestry, Bonnewitzer Str. 34, 01769 Pirna (Germany)
TU Dresden, Institute of International Forestry and Forest Products, Pienner Str. 19, 01737 Tharandt (Germany)
Consulting Engineers, Ingenieurbüro Feldwisch, Karl-Phillip-Str. 1, 51429 Bergisch Gladbach (Germany)
Office for Nature Conservation and Sustainable Land Use, Rittergut 16, 01909 Großhartau (Germany)
TU Dresden, Institute of General Ecology and Environmental Protection, Pienner Str. 7, 01737 Tharandt (Germany)
Saxon State Agency for Environment, Agriculture and Geology, Postfach 540137, 01311 Dresden (Germany)
TU Dresden, Institute of Soil Science and Site Ecology, Pienner Str. , 01737 Tharandt (Germany)
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Petzold R, Butler-Manning D, Feldwisch N, Glaser T, Schmidt PA, Denner M, Feger K-H (2014). Linking biomass production in short rotation coppice with soil protection and nature conservation. iForest 7: 353-362. - doi: 10.3832/ifor1168-007
Academic Editor
Marco Borghetti
Paper history
Received: Oct 31, 2013
Accepted: Nov 14, 2013
First online: May 19, 2014
Publication Date: Dec 01, 2014
Publication Time: 6.20 months
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