Modeling persistence of coarse woody debris residuals in boreal forests as an ecological property

There is a trade-off between leaving coarse woody debris (CWD) in the stand, providing desirable ecosystem services, and harvesting it. To consider this trade-off, forest management needs to model describing decomposition of CWD. When trunk lying on ground, it can be attacked by microorganisms faster than when still standing. Current models fail account for these local differences processes, which may give rise errors estimation stand C balance. We extended Q represent influences tree species position wood. utilized data from two studies long-term deadwood forests. first calibrated whole dataset, then divided into different CWD classes, allowed some parameters vary classes. The calibrations were performed within Bayesian framework, statistically sound comparison calibration results. difference remaining mass predicted versions model, one considering single all classes specific depended class but was general substantial. Some modeled with parameterization, resulted stocks after 50 yr 1–5 times less that parameterization model. Logs decayed snags, birch wood much pine spruce wood, little conifers. Russian decomposed somewhat Finnish Incorporating our calibration, specifically processes driving decay locally, balance forests change estimates substantially.