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This study analyses the Russian forest biomass-based bioenergy sector. It is shown that presently - although given abundant resources - the share of heat and electricity from biomass is very minor. With the help of 2 IIASA models, future green-field bioenergy plants are identified in a geographically explicit way. Results indicate that by only using 3.3% of the total wood removals, twice as much heat and electricity than presently available from biomass could be generated. Furthermore, there is a multitude of additional co-benefits quantified for the socio-economic sector such as green jobs linked to bioenergy.
Dead wood plays a substantial role in forest ecosystem functioning. However, the amount and dynamics of dead wood in the forests of Northern Eurasia are poorly understood. Here we present a database of field measurements of dead wood, collected from published sources and aggregated data from the Russian national forest inventory. The structure of dead wood by its components includes snags, logs, stumps, and the dry branches of living trees The database is intended to be used to assess the dead wood volume and the amount of dead wood in carbon units as part of the carbon budget calculation of forests at different scales. The database is a supplementary material in the following journal paper. Shvidenko, A.; Mukhortova, L.; Kapitsa, E.; Kraxner, F.; See, L.; Pyzhev, A.; Gordeev, R.; Fedorov, S.; Korotkov, V.; Bartalev, S.; Schepaschenko D. A Modelling System for Dead Wood Assessment in the Forests of Northern Eurasia. Forests 2023, 14, 45. https://doi.org/10.3390/f14010045
