Impact of modelling choices on setting the reference levels for the EU forest carbon sinks: how do different assumptions affect the country-specific forest reference levels?

Table 1 Overview of the scenarios as applied to assess the uncertainty associated with different modelling assumptions for estimating the FRL

Scenario name	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L
Starting year	2010	2015	2010	2010	2010	2010	2010	2010	2015	2015	2015	2015
Stratification	Full	Full	1MAI	1Species	1MAI and 1Species	Full	Full	Full	Full	Full	Full	Full
Allocation of FMPs	Average	Average	Last	Last	Last	Last	Last	Last	Last	Last	Last	Last
Timing of activities	Average	Average	Average	Average	Average	Average	Latest	Combined	Average	Latest	Combined	Average
Climate change	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes

The scenarios are not arranged in any particular order, but instead provide an array of different alternative assumptions possible in the modelling of the FRL. A detailed description of the scenario-specific modelling assumptions is provided in “Methods” section

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