Demonstration sites

Demonstration sites

Demonstration sites

The aim of the demonstration sites is to compare the management that is usually carried out without taking climate change into account with an alternative management that anticipates future changes. Within the framework of the REINFFORCE project, 41 sites have been set up in order to anticipate the reaction of the stands. On each of these sites, we find a control plot with so-called “usual management” alongside a plot with adaptive management. Most of these sites have monitoring equipment and climatic references.

Climatic risk addressed/ Management alternative Site ID
S
I
T
E

I
D		 Wind risk
W
I
N
D

R
I
S
K		 Growth
G
R
O
W
T
H		 Regeneration loss
R
G
N
.

L
O
S
S		 Drought
D
R
O
U
G
H
T		 Frost
F
R
O
S
T		 Biotic
B
I
O
T
I
C
Site preparation mainly removing any old tree and applying methods for soil cultivation. DS25 X
Density management decreasing the number of stands and/or seedlings in the site. This practice is particularly important in the drought prone areas to reduce the water competition. DS37 DS35 DS34 DS33 DS32 DS31 DS30 DS26 DS24 DS23 DS22 DS18 DS15 DS14 DS09 DS08 DS07 DS06 X x x x
Edge management improving the plot's edge-stands. DS27 x x
Species switch / comparison / mixture/ provenance selecting, combining and comparing the potentially best suited species and/or provenances. DS29 DS28 DS05 DS01 x x x x x
Stand structure comparing both even-aged and uneven-aged stands' tolerance to future climate. DS41 DS40 DS39 DS38 DS36 DS13 DS10 x X x x
Soil organic matter enrichment to improve soil water holding capacity using biochar. DS21 DS20 DS19 x
Understorey management reducing the density of understorey species to minimise water competition. DS03 x
Other management effects DS17 DS16 DS12 DS11 DS02