Integrating trees outside forests into national forest inventories

摘要: Trees Outside Forests (TOF) offer a wide range of ecological, economic, and social services. For example, they sequester carbon, provide wood for fuel construction, protect soils from erosion, contribute to the conservation biological diversity. In particular in regions with low forest cover, TOF often have substantial role meeting society’s demands resources such as fodder. Information about trees is required many purposes at geographical scales, it has been recognised that tree are overseen when focussing on forests alone. At global scale, reporting obligations linked agreements Kyoto protocol important. However, information also needed policy making national scale integrated management by rural urban planners. The focus this thesis provision level resources. From literature review was concluded inventories widened scope their through including TOF. general there shortage scale. Further, very few methodological studies exist how could be into inventories. A central question thus an integrative monitoring approach inventory would look like. Existing data country-level across three continents were re-analysed. It found substantially biomass carbon stocks. method simulating spatial distribution elements landscape investigated selected study sites Skane, south Sweden. aim reconstruct existing patterns methods material sciences might used modelling patterns. Finally, sampling simulation conducted assess potential different strategies form basis combination field sample plots airborne laser scanning offers great connection model-assisted estimation. The results may serve starting point moving forest-centred view towards approaches consider all grow region valuable.