TY - BOOK ID - 78124098 TI - Environmental effects of afforestation in North-Western Europe : from field observations to decision support AU - Heil, G. W. AU - Muys, Bart. AU - Hansen, Karin. PY - 2007 SN - 9781402045677 9781402045684 1402045670 9786610938148 1280938145 1402045689 PB - Dordrecht : Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Afforestation KW - Agricultural landscape management KW - Environmental aspects KW - Forestry management. KW - Landscape ecology. KW - Environment. KW - Forestry Management. KW - Landscape Ecology. KW - Environment, general. KW - Forest administration KW - Forest plants KW - Forest resource administration KW - Forest resource management KW - Forest stewardship KW - Forest vegetation management KW - Forestry management KW - Forests and forestry KW - Stewardship, Forest KW - Vegetation management, Forest KW - Ecosystem management KW - Natural resources KW - Ecology KW - Management KW - Administration KW - Control KW - Academic collection KW - 630*907.3 KW - 630*913 KW - Balance of nature KW - Biology KW - Bionomics KW - Ecological processes KW - Ecological science KW - Ecological sciences KW - Environment KW - Environmental biology KW - Oecology KW - Environmental sciences KW - Population biology KW - 630*913 Relations between forest, agricultural and pastoral land. Clearing of forest; afforestation of agricultural and pastoral land; shifting cultivation (policy) KW - Relations between forest, agricultural and pastoral land. Clearing of forest; afforestation of agricultural and pastoral land; shifting cultivation (policy) KW - 630*907.3 Influences on the environment KW - Influences on the environment KW - Landscape management, Agricultural KW - Environmental management KW - Landscape protection KW - Farm management KW - Forest planting KW - Forestation KW - Hurricane protection KW - Reforestation KW - Tree planting KW - Agricultural landscape management. KW - Environmental aspects. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:78124098 AB - As issues of water quality and carbon emissions have moved up the political agenda, the afforestation of former arable land has become an increasingly common practice throughout much of Europe. In addition to wood production these new forests can provide a range of environmental services – including carbon sequestration. Yet, like any land-use change, afforestation may also bring negative impacts, such as reduced groundwater recharge. Recognising the need for effective decision making in relation to land-use change, this timely book develops a series of tools for estimating the environmental impacts of afforestation. It also presents guidelines and decision support systems (DSS) to enable both policy makers and forest managers to maximize the benefits and minimize the adverse effects of afforestation. Focusing on three key issues – carbon sequestration, water surplus and nitrate leaching, the book presents clear examples of afforestation research to develop detailed models and reduced ‘metamodels’ suitable for implementing in a real-time management system. It then goes on to illustrate the application of the decision support system developed in the text, demonstrating the applicability of the method throughout northwest Europe and beyond. This book will provide a valuable resource for both graduate students and researchers in forest, environmental and biological sciences, as well as for landscape planners and policy makers involved in afforestation projects at local, regional and international levels. ER -