Forest carbon stock development following extreme drought-induced dieback of coniferous stands in Central Europe: a CBM-CFS3 model application

Table 4 Summary of the tested forest management scenarios

Scenarios	Description	Target removal [Mm³/yr]*	Spread of the recent calamity**	Calamity reoccurence ***	Preserving old trees ****
Green	Optimistic scenario with the rapid attenuation of the recent calamity Species change promoting fir and broadleaves	17	No	No	Yes
Red	Pessimistic scenario with a progressive decrease of the recent calamity until 2030. Species change promoting fir and broadleaves	16	No	No	No
Black	Pessimistic scenario with a slight spread of the recent calamity until 2030 followed by its gradual decline. Species change promoting fir and broadleaves	16	Yes	No	No
Black rep	Pessimistic scenario based on the Black, with a 2-year calamity recurrence every 10 years. Species change promoting fir and broadleaves	16	Yes	Yes	No

^*Removal target in Mm³ merchantable wood volume under bark
^**Region-specific spread of bark-beetle calamity with a 20% increase in sanitary logging compared to 2021 level
^***Reoccurring calamity as of 2018/2019 every decade
^****Additional biodiversity measure

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