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  • Research

    Peatland ecosystem services

     Monitoring ecosystem services from afforested peatland and the effects of bog restoration and conversion to peatland edge woodland
  • Research

    Strathard: a landscape to live, work and play

     This project aims to develop more sustainable and resilient land and water management plans in Strathard by taking an ecosystems approach which considers the wider impacts and benefits of a range of management plans on ecosystem services, the landscape and communities living there.
  • Publications
    Forestry publication document

    Understanding the provision of conifer seed for woodland species
    Lead Author: Alice Broome
    Conifer seed provides an important food resource for many woodland mammals, birds and insects, including some of Britain’s rarest species. This Research Note brings together information from a number of sources on cone and seed production by the main conifers planted in Britain. This information can help managers assess the seed resources of their woodlands […]
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    Woodland creation and soil carbon and nutrient dynamics

     Summary of a range of research projects investigating soil carbon and nutrient stocks and pools and their dynamics, long term change and potential long term sequestration after woodland creation (afforestation).
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    Designing and delivering an i-Tree Eco project

     Information on how to design an i-Tree Eco project
  • Research

    Metabarcoding

     Forest Research is collaborating with several organisations in order to harness this novel DNA approach for a range of applications in which monitoring of forest biodiversity is required.
  • Publications
    Forestry publication document

    Biodiversity and rotation length: economic models and ecological evidence
    Lead Author: N. Barsoum
    This Research Note presents the findings of a study which examined how biodiversity changes with stand age, with a view to incorporating it into optimal forest rotation length modelling. The study reviewed relevant literature and analysed Forestry Commission Biodiversity Assessment Project data. The review revealed no simple or universal response of biodiversity to stand age. […]
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    Green Surge

     GREEN SURGE is an EU funded collaborative project between 24 partners in 11 European countries, targeted at meeting the demand by green space practitioners for knowledge and practical tools to improve the planning and governance of urban green spaces.
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    Edinburgh Panda Consortium

     The Edinburgh Consortium for Giant Panda Conservation and Forest Landscape Restoration aims to deliver a 10-year Research Programme in partnership with Wolong and Sichuan colleagues.
  • Research

    Estimating the leaf area of urban trees

     Describes the use of HemiView to estimate the leaf area of urban trees
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    Allometry of urban trees

     Research to study the variance in the allometric relationships of urban trees.
  • Research

    i-Tree science

     Describes the scientific research being undertaken to support the i-Tree suite of tools in the UK