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From the simulation of forest plantation dynamics to the quantification of bark-stripping damage by ungulates
Ligot, Gauthier; Gheysen, Thibaut; Perin, Jérôme et al.
2023In European Journal of Forest Research
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Keywords :
Plant Science; Forestry; deer; even-aged stand; bark peeling; gymnos; economics
Abstract :
[en] Large ungulate populations are known to cause economic damage to agriculture and forestry. Bark damage is particularly detrimental to the timber production of certain species, including Picea abies (L.) Karst. (Norway spruce): after bark is wounded, rot often spreads in the trunk base, damaging the most valuable trunk section. Numerous studies have provided valuable information on various aspects of this process but the financial consequences over a full timber production cycle remained poorly quantified and uncertain. To fill this gap, we coupled a forest dynamics model (GYMNOS) with models of damage occurrence and decay spread. We simulated the effect of ranging levels of bark-stripping damage on financial losses. The simulations were repeated for sites of ranging fertility and with different protection measures (fences or individual protections), in Southern Belgium. The net present values of these different simulations were estimated and compared to estimate the cost of the damage and the cost-effectiveness of the damage protections. Protecting plantations against bark-stripping damage with fences was found unlikely to be worthwhile. By contrast, individual protections placed on crop trees could be helpful, particularly in the most fertile stands. Loss of revenue depended greatly on the factors tested: we estimated that the average damage cost could be about 53 €/ha/year, reducing timber yield by 19%. A model was built to predict the damage cost for different values of the discount rate, site index and bark-stripping rate. This model could help develop more effective management of Norway spruce plantations and deer populations.
Disciplines :
Environmental sciences & ecology
Author, co-author :
Ligot, Gauthier ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > TERRA Research Centre > Gestion des ressources forestières et des milieux naturels
Gheysen, Thibaut;  SPW ARNE > Département de l’Etude du Milieu Naturel et Agricole
Perin, Jérôme ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > TERRA Research Centre > Gestion des ressources forestières et des milieux naturels
Candaele, Romain  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > TERRA Research Centre
de Coligny, François;  Univ. Montpellier, CIRAD, CNRS, INRAE, IRD
Licoppe, Alain;  SPW ARNE > Département de la Nature et des Forêts
Lejeune, Philippe ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > TERRA Research Centre > Gestion des ressources forestières et des milieux naturels
Language :
English
Title :
From the simulation of forest plantation dynamics to the quantification of bark-stripping damage by ungulates
Publication date :
13 April 2023
Journal title :
European Journal of Forest Research
ISSN :
1612-4669
eISSN :
1612-4677
Publisher :
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Peer reviewed :
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