Intensive Recreational Activities in Suburban Forests: A Method to quantify the Reduction in Timber Value
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Intensive Recreational Activities in Suburban Forests : A Method to quantify the Reduction in Timber Value. / Rusterholz, Hans-Peter; Bilecen, Erol; Kleiber, Oliver et al.
in: Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, Jahrgang 8, Nr. 2, 2009, S. 109-116.Publikation: Beiträge in Zeitschriften › Zeitschriftenaufsätze › Forschung › begutachtet
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T1 - Intensive Recreational Activities in Suburban Forests
T2 - A Method to quantify the Reduction in Timber Value
AU - Rusterholz, Hans-Peter
AU - Bilecen, Erol
AU - Kleiber, Oliver
AU - Hegetschweiler, K. Tessa
AU - Baur, Bruno
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Central European forests are generally multifunctional; the same forest areas are used for timber production and recreation. In frequently visited areas damage to trees can be observed. We developed a method to estimate the actual reduction in timber value due to recreation-induced damage. The method was tested in two suburban (oak-hornbeam and beech) forests sustainably maintained by a selective management system and with free access in northwestern Switzerland. Considering the total forest areas, 9.4% of oak trees and 23.0% of beech trees were damaged by recreational activities. The resulting reduction in timber value averaged 19 and 53 € ha -1 a -1 in the two forests. The annual reduction in timber value due to recreation-induced damage can account for up to 16% of the total proceeds. The monetary benefits of forest recreation in these areas, however, by far exceed the damage to trees.
AB - Central European forests are generally multifunctional; the same forest areas are used for timber production and recreation. In frequently visited areas damage to trees can be observed. We developed a method to estimate the actual reduction in timber value due to recreation-induced damage. The method was tested in two suburban (oak-hornbeam and beech) forests sustainably maintained by a selective management system and with free access in northwestern Switzerland. Considering the total forest areas, 9.4% of oak trees and 23.0% of beech trees were damaged by recreational activities. The resulting reduction in timber value averaged 19 and 53 € ha -1 a -1 in the two forests. The annual reduction in timber value due to recreation-induced damage can account for up to 16% of the total proceeds. The monetary benefits of forest recreation in these areas, however, by far exceed the damage to trees.
KW - Sustainability sciences, Management & Economics
KW - Forest recreation
KW - Multifunctionality
KW - Spatial distribution of damage
KW - Tree damage
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ufug.2009.02.002
DO - 10.1016/j.ufug.2009.02.002
M3 - Journal articles
VL - 8
SP - 109
EP - 116
JO - Urban Forestry and Urban Greening
JF - Urban Forestry and Urban Greening
SN - 1618-8667
IS - 2
ER -