Biodiversity, Carbon Storage and Dynamics of old Northern Forests
Intro -- Preface -- Summary -- 1. Background and objectives -- 1.1 Background and knowledge gaps -- 1.2 Objectives -- 2. Approach and methods -- 3. Nordic forests -- 3.1 Natural dynamics of Nordic forests -- 3.2 Past and present human impacts on Nordic forests -- 3.3 Ecological factors and variation in forest types -- 4. Main determinants of forest biodiversity -- 4.1 Intact forest ecosystems and critical properties for biodiversity -- 4.2 Forest types or habitats of particular conservation value -- 5. Forest carbon pools and fluxes -- 5.1 Definitions of ecosystem carbon accumulation -- 5.2 Methods for studying forest carbon accumulation -- 5.3 Driving factors of forest biomass growth -- 5.4 Driving factors of soil organic matter pools -- 5.5 The role of northern forests in the global carbon cycle -- 5.6 Effects of forest management on forest carbon sequestration -- 5.7 Old forests - carbon sources or carbon sinks? -- 6. Old forest conservation: relevance for biodiversity and climate change mitigation -- 6.1 Forest carbon stocks and sequestration -- 6.2 Forest biodiversity and the carbon cycle -- 6.3 Albedo and other biophysical climate impacts of forest management -- 6.4 Gaps in knowledge -- 6.5 Implications for forest policy and management -- References -- 7. Sammendrag -- 8. Yhteenveto -- 9. Appendix -- 9.1 Abbreviations and acronyms -- 9.2 Tree species and their scientific names.