Table 1.
Beliefs, experiences, and sensitivity of forest managers to climate change (pooled for current and future managers). n number of responses per question, SL sensitivity level
| Question | Answer | Response (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Q05: How likely do you consider climate change (n = 189) | Very likely | 54.0 |
| Rather likely | 40.7 | |
| Rather unlikely | 3.2 | |
| I don't believe in climate change | 2.1 | |
| No opinion | 0.0 | |
| Q06: Have you already experienced climate change impacts in the forest (n = 189) | Yes | 54.0 |
| Not sure | 29.6 | |
| No | 16.4 | |
| Q07: If so, which changes have you observed (multiple answers possible) (n = 246) | Growth decline | 1.6 |
| Growth increase | 4.1 | |
| Increase in abiotic damage | 46.3 | |
| Increase in biotic damage | 45.9 | |
| Increasing problems in forest regeneration | 5.7 | |
| Improved forest regeneration | 6.9 | |
| Other | 3.7 | |
| Q08: Do you belief that climate change will substantially affect your management in the future (n = 189) | Yes, highly likely | 19.6 |
| Yes, possibly | 43.9 | |
| Not sure | 18.0 | |
| Rather unlikely | 16.9 | |
| Definitely not | 1.6 | |
| Q09: If yes, what kinds of changes are you expecting (multiple answers possible) (n = 246) | Growth decline | 7.3 |
| Growth increase | 6.9 | |
| Increase in abiotic damage | 55.7 | |
| Increase in biotic damage | 54.9 | |
| Increasing problems in forest regeneration | 15.9 | |
| Improved forest regeneration | 8.1 | |
| Other | 1.2 | |
| Q10: Would you adapt your management if growth would decline by (n = 189) | >50 % (SL1) | 5.3 |
| >33 % (SL2) | 18.0 | |
| >20 % (SL3) | 36.5 | |
| >10 % (SL4) | 19.6 | |
| Changes in growth have no effect on my management (SL0) | 20.6 | |
| Q11: Would you adapt your management if disturbances of a magnitude that have occurred only once in the last 50 years would return every (n = 189) | 33 years (SL4) | 13.8 |
| 25 years (SL3) | 15.3 | |
| 10 years (SL2) | 38.1 | |
| 5 years (SL1) | 18.0 | |
| Changes in disturbance have no effect on my management (SL0) | 14.8 | |
| Q12: Would you adapt your management if a certain percentage of your target tree species would fail to regenerate (n = 188) | >10 % (SL4) | 13.3 |
| >25 % (SL3) | 52.7 | |
| >50 % (SL2) | 18.6 | |
| >75 % (SL1) | 1.1 | |
| Changes in regeneration have no effect on my management (SL0) | 14.4 |