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Wooden archaeological finds and remains from early medieval wood utilisation as basis for identification of historical forest compositions and for derivation of future forest management plans supporting climate change adaption
Project
Project code: 2218WK20C4
Contract period: 01.09.2019
- 31.08.2022
Budget: 184,088 Euro
Purpose of research: Inventory & Assessment
Keywords: silviculture, fir
Overall objective of ArchaeoForest is to improve the adaptability of forests to changing climate conditions. Ecosystem Services (ESS) provided by forests shall be secured, in particular ESS such as COs-sinking, the supply of raw materials and ecological functions. Results provide long-term information regarding such adaptability of natural forest communities and serve as basis for a better validation and modification of long-term oriented forestry concepts. In this terms, the reconstruction of historic natural forest communities in the Eastern Ore Mountains, Germany before and throughout the starting cultivation of forest due to the start of intense mining in the medieval warm period between the 10th and 13th century helps, to divided natural (climatic) and human influencing factors and allows to draw conclusions for a future long-term oriented forest management in the light of recent trends of climate change. Within WP 1 Uni Greifswald takes over analysis and examination of medieval wood finds from the German Ore Mountains. Activities cover methods and procedures such as data collection, sampling of recent wood and preparation of samples, as well as technical analysis Tree species and growth performances will be evaluated during selected historical periods and will be analyzed regarding location disparities and durability towards distortions.This allows deriving conclusions on differing performances along current ecological site-gradients. Supported by a historical analysis of forest compositions project results will be compared with recent forest management strategies and recommendations for climate change adaption. In addition Uni Greifswald hosts the project kick-off event in Greifswald and consults the project partner SachsenForst in the elaboration of future guidelines and recommendations for better forest management in the Saxon Ore Mountains with a particular focus on changed climate conditions in WP 3.
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Subjects
- Silviculture
- Renewable Resources
- Climate Change
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Associated projects: WaTa
- Wooden archaeological finds and remains from early medieval wood utilisation as basis for identification of historical forest compositions and for derivation of future forest management plans supporting climate change adaption.
- Wooden archaeological finds and remains from early medieval wood utilisation as basis for identification of historical forest compositions and for derivation of future forest management plans supporting climate change adaption.
