EU INTAS-2001-0633 SILVICS Project

Pushchino Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Institute of Mathematical Problems in Biology (Pushchino 2 Team)

St. Petersburg

April 2005

List of tasks

Task 1.3. Quantification of selected criteria and indicators for sustainability and for biodiversity, for inclusion in silvicultural models.

Task 2.2. Links between modelling of stand structure development and criteria and indicators for biodiversity.

Task 2.3. Analysis of simulations of biodiversity, and comparison of models at landscape scale

Task 3.1. Application of models to case studies.

Task 3.2. Exploratory interactive analysis of spatio-temporal data.

Task 4.3. Comparison of results with other (EU) projects

Task 5.3. Compilation of reports, scientific publications

Main results

An algorithm to calculate dynamics of ground vegetation diversity at the level of forest stand

FTBA (Forest Type for Biodiversity Assessment) Forest Inventory Data and forest simulated results

BioCalc software together with Pushchino 1 Team

Analysis of simulations of biodiversity for a case study together with analysis of spatio-temporal data at landscape scale

A soft multilevel system of functional species groups (ecological-coenotic groups)

Database on vegetation sample plots to customize dynamic biodiversity assessment

Main results

An algorithm to calculate dynamics of ground vegetation diversity at the level of forest stand

FTBA (Forest Type for Biodiversity Assessment) Forest Inventory Data and forest simulated results

BioCalc software together with Pushchino 1 Team

Analysis of simulations of biodiversity for a case study together with analysis of spatio-temporal data at landscape scale

A soft multilevel system of functional species groups (ecological-coenotic groups)

Database on vegetation sample plots to customize dynamic biodiversity assessment

Main results

An algorithm to calculate dynamics of ground vegetation diversity at the level of forest stand

FTBA (Forest Type for Biodiversity Assessment) Forest Inventory Data and forest simulated results

BioCalc software together with Pushchino 1 Team Analysis of simulations of biodiversity for a case study together with analysis of spatio-temporal data at landscape scale

A soft multilevel system of functional species groups (ecological-coenotic groups)

Database on vegetation sample plots to customize dynamic biodiversity assessment

Modeling forest ground vegetation

Vege-tation type

Dominant tree species in overstory

Dominant ecologo-coenotic group in ground

vegetation

Stand characteristics from Forest Inventory Data

Vege-tation type

Dominant tree species in overstory

Dominant ecologo-coenotic group in ground

vegetation

EFIMOD-PRO simulations

Tree species composition

Soil fertility and moisture

time 1 time n

Forest Type classification for BA

Forest types for Biodiversity Assessment

Forest Inventory DataDominant tree

species

Dominant species in ground vegetation

Regional vegetation databases

Forest Type classification for BA

Forest types for Biodiversity Assessment

Ecological-coenotic groups of

plants

Forest Inventory DataDominant tree

species

Dominant species in ground vegetation

Regional vegetation databases

Forest Type classification for BA

Forest types for Biodiversity Assessment

Ecological-coenotic groups of

plants

Forest Inventory DataDominant tree

species

Dominant species in ground vegetation

Dominant species groups in ground

vegetation

Regional vegetation databases

Forest Type classification for BA

Forest types for Biodiversity Assessment

Forest Type for Biodiversity Assessment

Ecological-coenotic groups of

plants

Forest Inventory DataDominant tree

species

Dominant species in ground vegetation

Dominant species groups in ground

vegetation

Forest Type classification for BA

Forest types for Biodiversity Assessment

Regional vegetation databases

Forest Type for Biodiversity Assessment

Ecological-coenotic groups of

plants

Forest Inventory DataDominant tree

species

Dominant species in ground vegetation

Dominant species groups in ground

vegetation

Pine forest with Nemoral (“oak”) herbs

Pine forest with Boreal (“spruce”) herbs

Pine forest with Pine (“after-fire”) herbs

Estimation of forest ground vegetation diversity

Vegetation Type = Forest Type for

Biodiversity Assessment

Estimation of forest ground vegetation diversity

Vegetation Type = Forest Type for

Biodiversity Assessment

Vegetation Sample Plots Data

Estimation of forest ground vegetation diversity

Vegetation Type = Forest Type for

Biodiversity Assessment

Vegetation Sample Plots Data

Forest type biodiversity values•Average number of herb species (min-max)•Functional structure of ground vegetation

Forest Type classification for BA

Forest types for Biodiversity Assessment

Regional vegetation databases

A Forest Type for Biodiversity

Assessment

Ecological-coenotic groups of

plants

Forest Inventory DataDominant tree

species

Dominant species in ground vegetation

Dominant species groups in ground

vegetation

Forest Type classification for BA

Forest types for Biodiversity Assessment

Forest Inventory DataDominant tree

speciesSite Conditions

(Forest Site Index)

Forest Type classification for BA

Forest types for Biodiversity Assessment

Forest Inventory DataDominant tree

species Forest Site Index

Regional Correspondence Tables

“Forest Site Index & Tree dominant –

Forest Type”

Forest Type classification for BA

Forest types for Biodiversity Assessment

Forest Type for Biodiversity Assessment

Forest Inventory DataDominant tree

species Forest Site Index

Regional Correspondence Tables

“Forest Site Index & Tree Dominant –

Forest Type”

BioCalc - a new software for dynamic analysis of forest

ground vegetation diversity

Results of calculation

Results of calculation

Results of calculation

Common-GIS analysis

Common-GIS analysis

Functional groups dynamics

Simulations of biodiversity for a case study “Russkii Les”:functional groups dynamics

With Clear Cuttings

Natural developme

nt

Simulations of biodiversity for a case study “Russkii Les”:

species number dynamics

With clear cuttings

Natural developmen

t

Modeling ground vegetation dynamics

EFIMOD parameters used for ground vegetation dynamics: tree composition

deadwoodhumus volumenitrogen volume

Next step: light soil moisture

A possibility to use BioCalc for outputs of any forest growth model

Links with other projects

Russian Foundation of Basic Researchesprojects 01-04-49098,

04-04-49446, 05-04-45023 Program of Basic Researches of

RAS Board “Scientific base for biodiversity conservation in Russia”

Publications for the period 2004-2005 years National reviewing journals

published 1in press 3

submitted 2

Presentations at the conferencesinternational 4

national 3 Submitted presentation in International

Conferences 4