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Climatic benefits of forests in Europe

The aim of this series is to pull together research across this region in order to increase our knowledge towards a better understanding of the climate benefits of European forests. This will inlude the use of reforestation and afforestation to mitigate for local and regional climate change in Europe, and policy implications of these measures.

Collection published: 1 February 2013


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Case study for the assessment of the biogeophysical effects of a potential afforestation in Europe

Borbála Gálos, Stefan Hagemann, Andreas Hänsler, Georg Kindermann, Diana Rechid, Kevin Sieck, Claas Teichmann, Daniela Jacob Carbon Balance and Management 2013, 8:3 (1 February 2013)

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Based atmospheric carbon projections and a climate change model, afforestation may be an effective strategy to mitigate for increases in temperature in Europe. Planting of deciduous forests is predicted to decrease temperatures and increase precipitation across many areas.

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Potential stocks and increments of woody biomass in the European Union under different management and climate scenarios

Georg E Kindermann, Stefan Schörghuber, Tapio Linkosalo, Anabel Sanchez, Werner Rammer, Rupert Seidl, Manfred J Lexer Carbon Balance and Management 2013, 8:2 (1 February 2013)

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