Table 6 Long-term effects of maximizing economic returns (NPV) from harvested wood on NPV and ecological criteria, compared with the outcomes due to the current management
From: Adaptive economic and ecological forest management under risk
Criteria | Unit | Current management | Maximizing NPV |
|---|---|---|---|
NPV of harvested wood | $ · ha−1 | 1339 | 5535 |
Sawtimber harvest | m3 · ha−1 · y−1 | 1.5 | 5.3 |
Pulpwood harvest | m3 · ha−1 · y−1 | 0.4 | 2.6 |
Basal area | m2 · ha−1 | 19 | 12 |
Species diversitya | % | 101 | 96 |
Size diversitya | % | 98 | 89 |
Landscape diversitya | % | 103 | 31 |
Old growth fraction | % | 18 | 0 |
CO2e sequestered | t · ha−1 | 203 | 98 |
Cutting cycle | year | 11 | 5 |