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Project properties |
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| Title | Carbon Storage in Harvested Wood Products and Timber constructions in the
Netherlands |
| Group | Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group |
| Project type | thesis |
| Credits | 18-39 |
| Supervisor(s) | Prof.dr.ir. Frits Mohren |
| Examiner(s) | Prof.Dr. F.J.J.M (Frans) Bongers |
| Contact info | frits.mohren@wur.nl
https://www.wur.nl/en/Persons/Frits-prof.dr.ir.-GMJ-Frits-Mohren.htm |
| Begin date | 2020/04/01 |
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| Description | MSc / BSc thesis (depending on size / depth of analysis)
FEM is involved in quantifying carbon in harvested wood products for a range of conditions, based on country data on harvested wood, wood use, and HWP lifespan. Previously (in 2019), this has been quantified on the basis of FAOSTAT data for a range of countries, with the aim to assess the contribution of harvested wood products in total carbon storage, for different conditions and different countries. This will be further specified for the Netherlands, accounting for possible different forest management scenarios and different harvesting strategies; it involves review of available methods (e.g. according to IPCC guidelines, and as used in the LNV climate envelop projects), and the use of a simple wood-flow model in R as developed last year within the FAO project. The thesis project may focus on detailed analysis of carbon flow using more detailed country data, or focus on comparison of different management strategies. Corona proof: i.e.no field work (abroad) or intensive lab studies required Climate change effects / Sustainable forest management/ Ecosystem services / Modelling/The Netherlands/ Europe/Temperate zone/ Desk study |
| Used skills | R programming / knowledge of silvicultural systems |
| Requirements | FEM-30306 Forest Ecology and Forest Management
REG-31806 Ecological Methods I; BSC: minimal 120 credits |