This volume focuses on the integration of spatial statistics, GIS- technology, ecosystem studies and scenario modelling. Its main aim is to extend the information gained at the standard level to larger spatial scales, such as to forest districts, forest landscapes or to the total area of Lower Saxony. The studies demonstrate the potential and limitations of regionalization approaches for forest ecological variables. The results provide valuable spatial information for forest managers and landscape planners as well as for policy-makers. Some spatial models outlined in this book have been...