Assessing Vulnerability of Forests to Plantation Activity under Climate Change
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https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2021/v147i3/152105Keywords:
Assessment, Climate Change, Indicators, Plantation, Vulnerability.Abstract
Plantation activity is often employed to restore, enhance or conserve forests and biodiversity. However, an inadequately designed plantation activity can potentially exacerbate the vulnerability of a host forest ecosystem. This study presents an indicator-based methodological tool to pre-assess the likely augmentation of vulnerability of a forest system due to plantation activity under climate change. Indicators representing genetics and mix of species, intensity of site preparation, planting density, status of forest fragmentation, and support of proximate communities are selected for the assessment. A vulnerability index of plantation activity (IPA) is developed to present the results. Prior assessment enables calibration of plantation activity for reducing the vulnerability. The methodological tool is easy-to-apply and universal in application.References
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