Publication: An exploratory, post-harvest comparison of ecological and economic characteristics of forest stewardship council certified and uncertified Northern hardwood stands
An exploratory, post-harvest comparison of ecological and economic characteristics of forest stewardship council certified and uncertified Northern hardwood stands
| dc.contributor.author | Foster, B. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Keeton, W.S. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-01-23T18:55:25Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-01-23T18:55:25Z | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://open.fsc.org/handle/resource/572 | |
| dc.title | An exploratory, post-harvest comparison of ecological and economic characteristics of forest stewardship council certified and uncertified Northern hardwood stands | en |
| dcterms.accessRights | Public | |
| dcterms.accessRights | Limited access | |
| dcterms.bibliographicCitation | Foster, B. C., Wang, D. and Keeton, W. S., 'An exploratory, post-harvest comparison of ecological and economic characteristics of forest stewardship council certified and uncertified Northern hardwood stands', Journal ofSustainable Forestry, 26(3), 2008, 171-91. | en |
| dcterms.issued | 2008 | |
| dcterms.language | en | |
| dcterms.type | Journal Article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| fsc.evidenceCategory | FSC impact-related | |
| fsc.focus.forestZone | Temperate | |
| fsc.focus.sustainDimension | Economic | |
| fsc.focus.sustainDimension | Environmental | |
| fsc.inTransition | no | |
| fsc.issue.economic | Forest management | |
| fsc.issue.environmental | Biodiversity | |
| fsc.issue.environmental | Conservation measures | |
| fsc.issue.environmental | Forest disturbance, forest degradation | |
| fsc.subject | Dead wood | |
| fsc.subject | Ecosystem | |
| fsc.subject | Coarse woody debris | |
| fsc.subject | Multiple certification | |
| fsc.topic.economic | Profitability | |
| fsc.topic.environmental | Dead wood | |
| fsc.topic.environmental | Coarse woody debris | |
| fsc.topic.environmental | Plant biodiversity | |
| fsc.topic.environmental | Carbon | |
| is.availability.fullText | Full text available | |
| is.contact.email | bryan.foster@uvm.edu | |
| is.contributor.funderType | Private | |
| is.contributor.member | Forest Stewardship Council | |
| is.coverage.country | United States of America | |
| is.coverage.countryAlpha2 | US | |
| is.coverage.geographicLevel | Region | |
| is.coverage.latitude | 44.695168 | |
| is.coverage.longitude | -72.698307 | |
| is.coverage.place | Vermont | |
| is.coverage.region | North America | |
| is.evaluation.counterfacts | Yes | |
| is.evaluation.dataSource | Independent researcher data | |
| is.evaluation.findings | Post-harvest sapling densities were lower in FSC-certified stands (590 stems/ha) than in non-harvested reference stands (1510 stems/ha). | |
| is.evaluation.findings | FSC-certified stands contained lower tree densities (for trees 35–40 cm diameter) than non-harvested reference stands (16 and 30 trees/ha, respectively). | |
| is.evaluation.findings | There was no difference in tree density and relative density of sugar maple after harvest between FSC-certified and uncertified stands when compared to pre-harvest conditions. | |
| is.evaluation.findings | Post-harvest sapling densities were lower in FSC-certified stands (590 stems/ha) than in uncertified stands (720 stems/ha). | |
| is.evaluation.findings | FSC-certified stands contained more coarse woody debris than non-harvested reference stands (800 and 240 pieces/ha, respectively). | |
| is.evaluation.findings | FSC-certified stands held greater volumes of coarse woody debris than uncertified stands (65 and 37 m3/ha, respectively). | |
| is.evaluation.findings | FSC-certified stands held more large snags (dead standing trees) than uncertified stands (15 and 5 stems/ha, respectively). | |
| is.evaluation.findings | There was no difference in biomass and live tree carbon storage kept after harvest between FSC-certified and uncertified stands when compared to pre-harvest conditions. | |
| is.evaluation.findings | There was no difference in mean live tree diameter and basal area after harvest between FSC-certified and uncertified stands when compared to pre-harvest conditions. | |
| is.evaluation.findings | The mean internal rate of return over 10 years was similar for FSC-certified and uncertified stands (5.6 and 6%, respectively). | |
| is.evaluation.findings | FSC-certified stands held as much standing merchantable volume of maple sugar as non-harvested stands (yet less but the difference was not significant: 79 and 110 m3/ha, respectively). | |
| is.evaluation.findings | FSC-certified stands held as much standing merchantable volume of maple sugar as uncertified stands (yet more but the difference was not significant: 79 and 55 m3/ha, respectively). | |
| is.evaluation.outcome | yes | |
| is.evaluation.significance | Statistically significant | |
| is.evidenceResourceType | Primary | |
| is.evidenceSubType | Empirical study - with matched control, data collected before and after intervention | |
| is.evidenceSummary | This study seeks to investigate the differences in stand-level management impacts between Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified and uncertified forests by examining the forest structure of certified, uncertified, and adjacent unharvested stands in Vermont, USA. The findings show that whilst having similar sugar maple timber value, live tree structure and carbon storage values, the certified stands did have greater residual coarse woody debris than uncertified stands. | |
| is.evidenceType | Empirical study | |
| is.focus.products | Carbon offsets | |
| is.focus.products | Timber products | |
| is.focus.sdg | SDG 12 - Responsible Production and Consumption | |
| is.focus.sdg | SDG 13 - Climate Action | |
| is.focus.sectors | Agriculture | |
| is.focus.sectors | Forestry | |
| is.focus.sustainDimension | Economic | |
| is.focus.sustainDimension | Environmental | |
| is.focus.sustainIssue | Climate change | |
| is.focus.sustainIssue | Participant costs and benefits | |
| is.focus.sustainLens | Ecosystem | |
| is.focus.sustainLens | Multiple certification | |
| is.focus.sustainOutcome | Carbon sequestration | |
| is.focus.sustainOutcome | Yield | |
| is.focus.systemElement | MandE outcomes and impacts | |
| is.focus.systemElement | MandE performance monitoring | |
| is.identifier.code | Impacts | |
| is.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1080/10549810701879701 | |
| is.identifier.fscdoi | http://dx.doi.org/10.34800/fsc-international546 | |
| is.identifier.schemeName | Forest Stewardship Council | |
| is.identifier.schemeType | Voluntary Sustainability Standards | |
| is.item.reviewStatus | Peer reviewed | |
| is.journalName | Journal of Sustainable Forestry |