Continuous-cover forestry – the appropriate concept for climate change adaptation of forests in Germany?
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Continuous-cover forestry, Climate change, Adaptive forest management, GermanyAbstract
Continuous-cover forestry (CCF) is a largely coherent strategy for adapting to climate change, in particular if it is following the concepts of adaptive forest management (AFM). The key is to distribute and reduce the risk of disturbance. A mixture of tree species and provenances with high functional diversity are the most important levers. Active adaptation is most relevant in young forests and where specific ecosystem services are pursued. However, the following measures serve to improve the presented silvicultural approach and should be given particular attention, among others the use of diverse forms of regeneration, the consideration of non-native or non-local tree species and provenances, and the creation of sufficient attributes from natural, unmanaged forests.
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