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Dynamic response of the scenic beauty value of different forests to various thinning intensities in central eastern China |
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| Authors: | Songqiu Deng Na Yin Qingwei Guan Masato Katoh |
| Institution: | 1. Forest Measurement and Planning Laboratory, Agriculture Faculty, Shinshu University, 8304, Minamiminowa-vill., Kamiina-Dtrct, Nagano Prefecture, 399-4598, Japan 2. Faculty of Forest Resources and Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, 159, Longpan Road, Nanjing, 210037, Jiangsu Province, China 3. Forest Environment and Ecology Laboratory, Agriculture Faculty, Shinshu University, 8304, Minamiminowa-vill., Kamiina-Dtrct, Nagano Prefecture, 399-4598, Japan |
| Abstract: | Forest management has a significant influence on the preferences of people for forest landscapes. This study sought to evaluate the dynamic effects of thinning intensities on the landscape value of forests over time. Five typical stands in Wuxiangsi National Forest Park in Nanjing, China, were subjected to a thinning experiment designed with four intensities: unthinned, light thinning, moderate thinning, and heavy thinning. People’s preferences for landscape photographs taken in plots under various thinning intensities were assessed through scenic beauty estimation (SBE) at 2 and 5 years after thinning. The differences in scenic beauty value between different thinning intensities were then analyzed with a paired samples t test for the two periods. The results indicated that the landscape value of all of the thinned plots significantly exceeded that of the unthinned plots 2 years after thinning (p? |
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