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| Project Metadata Element | Details |
| Project Title | Forestry and Environment Impacts Addressing Water Quality and Biodiversity - Investigation of Experimental Methods to Enhance Biodiversity in Plantation Forests |
| Research Area | Water |
| Project Acronym | BIOFOREST |
| Principal Investigator or Lead Irish Partner | Susan Iremonger |
| Lead Institution or Organisation | University of Dublin, Trinity College (TCD) |
| Lead Country | Ireland |
| Latitude, Longitude (of Lead Institution) | 53.34449, -6.25867 |
| Lead Funding Entity | Environmental Protection Agency |
| Approximate Project Start Date | 01/10/2002 |
| Approximate Project Finishing Date | 01/07/2006 |
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| Project Keywords | Forestry; Water Quality; Biodiversity |
| Project Abstract | The objective of this project is to identify those forestry management practices which are best suited to maintaining and enhancing biodiversity in plantation forests. This will be accomplished through measuring plant and animal diversity in forests under different management regimes and comparing their biodiversity and through experimental manipulations of the forest and associated habitats. In particular, the following will be investigated: 1. The effects of including broadleaves into coniferous plantations, at both afforestation and reforestation; 2. The effects of tree species, age class composition on forest biodiversity; 3. The effects of different thinning and harvesting techniques on forest biodiversity; 4. The effects of different patterns and management techniques of open ground within the forest; 5. The influence of landscape diversity and pattern on biodiversity of forests in the landscape, and 6. Active processes such as the provision of woody debris, nest boxes, bat boxes, and soil litter from other ecosystems. |