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Forest Management Lab
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The lab evaluates the multiple functions of forests and explores sustainable forest management.
AboutAbout the lab
Evaluating the multiple functions of forests for sustainable management
The Forest Management Lab studies how to plan and evaluate forest management so that forests can be managed sustainably.
Forests produce timber, and at the same time they prevent mountain disasters, sustain water resources, provide habitat for wildlife, and absorb carbon dioxide.
These roles are called public-benefit functions, and continuing to provide them requires proper planning and management.
The lab also works, in both theory and practice, on forest measurement, growth prediction, and GIS, which form the foundation of forest planning.
Key terms
- Public-benefit functions
- The roles of forests that bring benefits to an unspecified large number of people, such as preventing mountain disasters and sustaining water resources
- GIS
- A computer-based system that overlays various kinds of information on a map to analyze the characteristics of each location
- Remote sensing
- A technology for observing conditions on the Earth's surface from a distance, using satellites or aircraft
NewsLab news
Improved a model of methane emissions from wetlands as part of an international research project
Published the latest global CO2 budget analysis as part of an international research project
Predicted the dieback of the Amazon rainforest under further global warming, together with the National Institute for Environmental Studies and others
Identified the causes of the rapid rise in atmospheric methane concentrations as part of a research team with the National Institute for Environmental Studies and others
ResearchResearch themes
Forest management science is a field that aims to enable people to use forests sustainably. Through forest surveys and computer simulations, the lab studies forest plans that allow sustainable timber production, growth prediction models for forests, and the evaluation of the multiple values of forests.
*Illustrative imageGrowth Prediction Models for Plantation Forests
The lab develops models that predict how multi-storied plantation forests, in which trees of different heights and ages grow in layers, will develop in the future. It also works on predicting the future of plantation forests under a variety of silvicultural practices.
*Illustrative imageForest Management Planning with GIS
This research uses GIS, which handles map-based information, to draw up forest management plans. The lab also works on predicting how much timber can be supplied sustainably.
*Illustrative imageEvaluating Forest Carbon Uptake
The lab evaluates how much carbon dioxide forests absorb and store. For Japanese cedar (sugi) plantations, it estimates how carbon stocks differ depending on site conditions and silvicultural practices.
*Illustrative imageMeasuring Forests with Remote Sensing
The lab analyzes the structure of forests from high-resolution remote sensing data. Some of its studies use LiDAR to examine where wind damage tends to occur.
MembersFaculty
- ProfessorAkihiko ItoPublications ↗
- Assistant ProfessorTohru Nakajima
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Aerial view of a forest 1 (Unsplash)” Maria Mekht / CC0 (cropped)
- Growth Prediction Models for Plantation Forests: “Cryptomeria japonica plantation, Ilam, Nepal” Nirojsedhai / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Forest Management Planning with GIS: “Aerial view of a forest road (Unsplash)” Aaron Burden / CC0 (cropped)
- Evaluating Forest Carbon Uptake: “Beech forest Molla, Sweden - 2021” Vitaly Repin / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Measuring Forests with Remote Sensing: “Bale Mountains - South East Ethiopia” Yonas Kidane / CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped)
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