
EFISCEN: European Forest Information scenario Model
EFISCEN: European Forest Information scenario Model
The European Forest Information SCENario Model (EFISCEN) is a large-scale forest model that projects forest resource development on regional to national scales. The model is suitable for the contemporary and future projection of forest resource and carbon balance of forest biomass and soils for a period of 50 to 60 years.
The model uses national forest inventory data as a main source of input to describe the current structure and composition of forest resources.
EFISCEN provides data on basic forest inventory data (species, area, stemwood volume, increment, mortality, age-structure), but the model includes multiple indicators related to important forest ecosystem services (carbon sequestration, biodiversity, recreation, wind and fire risk), enabling the assessment of impacts of different policy and management strategies at the national and European level.
EFISCEN has been developed by both Alterra and European Forest Institute.
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