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Table 1 The considered values of the factors used in this study

From: Quantifying the impact of key factors on the carbon mitigation potential of managed temperate forests

Factor

Values

Comment

Climate change and N deposition

RCP2.6, RCP4.5, RCP8.5

See Fig. 1

Disturbance probability change (\(*\))

Constant, linear, exponential

Changes in disturbance frequency based on temperature anomaly (Additional file 1: Fig. S1)

Forest age

Mature, young

Planted between 1921 and 1940, or between 1981 and 2000, respectively (Additional file 1: Fig. S2)

Forest type

BD, NE

Broad-leaved deciduous, needle-leaved evergreen forests

Harvest intensity

0%, 50%, 100%, 150%

Direct change in harvest intensity starting after 2020 compared to current values

Salvage logging

Yes, no

After every disturbance after 2020

Material wood usage

100%, 150%

The increase to 150% was implemented as a linear change from 2020 until 2050 at the expense of short-lived products and firewood

Cascade usage

100%, 150%

The change to 150% was implemented as a direct change of the lifetime of products created after 2020

Decarbonization in 2050

25%, 50%, 75%

Exponential decrease based on [44], reaching the given percentage value in 2050 (Additional file 1: Fig. S5)

  1. All possible combinations were simulated, leading to \(3 \times 3 \times 2 \times 2 \times 4 \times 2 \times 2 \times 2 \times 3 = 3456\) simulations
  2. (*) Note that we used the exponential increase as the default in our analyses unless stated otherwise