1、Forestry Perspective on the future availability of hardwood timber Silvio SchlerDepartment of Forest Growth,Silviculture and GeneticsInternational Hardwood Conference 2024Vienna8.November 2024Europe Hardwood stocksSource:State of Europes Forests 2020 https:/foresteurope.org/state-of-europes-forests/
2、Europe Hardwood stocksSource:State of Europes Forests 2020 https:/foresteurope.org/state-of-europes-forests/Oak,Beech,Birch 29%of stocks 8 8 180180 millionmillionmmEurope Hardwood stocksSource:State of Europes Forests 2020 https:/foresteurope.org/state-of-europes-forests/Share of hardwood vs.Share o
3、f hardwood vs.softwood also around softwood also around 50%in Central and 50%in Central and Southern Europe Southern Europe But stocks are But stocks are significantly lower in significantly lower in the South!the South!Example Austria Forest AreaForest Area Forest Area DevelopmentDevelopmentTotal c
4、onifersTotal BroadleavesOthersForest Area(in 1000 ha)Inventory periodExample Austria Growing StocksStock development+123 Mill.m=15%+123 Mill.m=15%+70 Mill.m=39%+70 Mill.m=39%Forest stocks(Mill m)InventoryperiodConifersBroadleafesAustrias seedling marketNational FRM StatisticConifer seedlingdecreasin
5、g stronglyBroadleavedseedling increasingcontinuouslyAustrias seedling marketNational FRM StatisticSpruce seedlingdecrease stronglyOther conifers stayconstant(larch)orincrease(silver firand Douglas-fir)Austrias seedling marketNational FRM StatisticOak(Q.robur)seedlings increasemost stronglyIncrease a
6、lso forbeech,other oaksincl.red oakAustrias seedling marketNational FRM StatisticOak(Q.robur)seedlings increasemost stronglyIncrease also forbeech,other oaksincl.red oakGeneral trend across Central Europe!Climate crisis reached European forests!Photo:Hoch,BFWPhoto:Schler,BFWStormBark beetlesWildfire