The following scenarios are the basis for the data generated by the Climb-Forest project and will be helpful in understanding the data shared with you in this Hub.
SSP3-7.0
A “pessimistic future” scenario where countries focus on their own interest, rely heavily on fossil fuels, and do relatively little to reduce emissions—leading to a high level of warming (radiative forcing = 7.0 W per square meters by 2100).
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Management Scenarios
Trad Wood
Traditional timber-focused production management system - even-aged, monospecific stand monospecific stand (but not always, high density, thinnings, clear-cut
No_Thin
An adapted TradWood management system without any thinning interventions and a low stand density at low stand age
CCF: Continuous Cover Forestry
Usually associated with uneven-aged forest stands composed of several vertical layers, and often with multiple tree species, monospecific, logging is carried out as frequent thinning from above
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Divers
A diversity focused management scenario, where diversification of the tree species in the stand was prioritized.
A mixture of 3 tree species all having 1/3 fraction of the number of trees and area, final logging is clear cut but with retention of 5% of the trees. Else equal to No_Thin in most cases
Protect
A Management scenario where no management actions are taken at all in the stand, so it is left to develop on its own.
Cut_Leave
A scenario where the initial stand is first cut, and then no management actions are taken in the stand, so it is left to develop on its own.
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