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Ecologically and economically sustainable level of timber harvesting in boreal forests - defining the safe operating space for forest use
Mikko Mönkkönen, Clemens Blattert, Jérémy Cours…·Daniel Burgas
The paper develops a framework to determine sustainable timber harvesting levels in boreal forests by integrating ecological thresholds and management optimization, finding that old-growth forest proportion is the most challenging criterion to meet.