EcologicalSiteClassification
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Wiki quality control
| Has flag | N/A |
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Name, responsible organisation and contact person
| Has full name | Ecological Site Classification |
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| Has acronym | ESC |
| Has wiki contact person | Duncan Ray |
| Has wiki contact e-mail | duncan.ray@forestry.gsi.gov.uk |
Software identification
| Has software | EcologicalSiteClassification.Software |
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Description
| Has description | ESC is a PC-based DSS that supports a methodology for the evaluation of the suitability of different tree species and woodland communities as defined in the National Vegetation Classification (NVC) for Great Britain, and also predicting yield in the form of a site index, on the UK forest land.
This tool encourages the decision makers on the election of a suitable forest species according to their site soil properties and climatic data, instead of selecting an inadequate species and then trying to modify site characteristics to make it more suitable. It also provides the suitability of the species according to the expected evolution of the climate, and predicts the potential yield in the form of a site index. The number of tree species considered is 25, and there are also 20 native woodland types. The site information is linked to ESC suitability models for 20 of the 25 NVC woodland communities (W1-W20) and 25 species of tree using a 'fuzzy membership function' approach. The fuzzy mem |
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| Has modelling scope | Forest indicators, Ecological indicators, Climate change |
| Has temporal scale | Long term (strategic), Medium term (tactical), Short term (operational) |
| Has spatial context | Spatial with no neighbourhood interrelations |
| Has spatial scale | Forest level, Regional/national level, Stand level |
| Has objectives dimension | Multiple objectives |
| Has related DSS | |
| Has goods and services dimension | Market wood products, Non-market services |
| Has decision making dimension | More than one decision maker/stakeholder |
| Has forest management goal | afforestation management, climate change impact, ecological classification, fertilization, forest ecology, species selection, yield prediction |
| Supports tree species | |
| Supports silvicultural regime | even-aged, uneven-aged/natural regeneration, uneven-aged/plantation |
Concrete application
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| Has user profile | Non-industrial private owners, forest owners associations, national forest administration, NGO, service providers, private legal entities (cooperatives / corporations / trusts / partnerships / condominium associations), public land managers (i.e. state-owned / federal / cantonal / communal forests) |
| Has country | United Kingdom |
| Has references about examples of application | |
| Has number of users | >100 |
| Has number of real-life applications | >100 |
| Has utilisation in education | used by students |
| Has research project reference | |
| Has tool dissemination |
Decision support techniques used in the DSS
| Has decision support techniques | EcologicalSiteClassification.Decision support techniques |
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Support of Knowledge Management
| Has knowledge management processes | EcologicalSiteClassification.Knowledge management process |
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Support of social participation
| Has support for social participation | EcologicalSiteClassification.Support of social participation |
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DSS development
| Has DSS development | EcologicalSiteClassification.Description of DSS development |
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Documentation
| Has website | [[Has website::* ESC project website]] |
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| Has online demo | |
| Has manual | No |
| Has technical documentation | No |
| Has reference | ↑ REYNOLDS K.M., TWERY M., LEXER M.J., VACIK H., RAY D., SHAO G,. et BORGES J.G.: Decision Support Systems in Forest Management IN BURSTEIN F. et HOLSAPPLE C. W. (EDS.) (2008): Handbook on Decision Support Systems 2: Variations. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. 800 pp.
↑ REYNOLDS K.M., TWERY M., LEXER M.J., VACIK H., RAY D., SHAO G,. et BORGES J.G.: Decision Support Systems in Forest Management IN BURSTEIN F. et HOLSAPPLE C. W. (EDS.) (2008): Handbook on Decision Support Systems 2: Variations. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. 800 pp. ↑ RAY D., J.CLARE et A.MILNER (2001): An assessment od the ESC yield model for Sitka spruce, Unpublished Forest Research Internal Report. Edinburgh: Forestry Commission ↑ RAY D. (2001): A PC-based Decision Support System for British Forests. User’s Guide. Version 1.7. Forestry Commission. (pdf) |
- Forest Research Decision Support Portal (note registration required)
- Ecological Site Classification v1.7 Field Survey Pack
