Developing of a Specific Model for Ecological Capability Evaluation for Strategic Forest Planning in Kheyrud Forest

Forest planning is accomplished by a decision-making process that is spatially and temporally hierarchical. Main decisions at the strategic and landscape levels are about the determination of forest functions and forest classification for these purposes. This could be archived by ecological evaluation. Developing of specific model for ecological capability evaluation is a important tool for this goal. In this study a specific model for ecological capability was developed. Ecological parameters consisting of physical and biological parameters were studied. Then produced data were digitized. Model was run for three classes of commercial forests and a class of conservation and protected forest. Results showed that 3842 ha (47%) of studied forest classified as conservation and protected forest.