Essays about: "Clear-Cutting"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 110 essays containing the word Clear-Cutting.

1. 21. Woodland key habitats for functional forest landscape green infrastructure in the Swedish mountain region

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies

   Author : Britta Sterner; [2021]
   Keywords : woodland key habitat; green infrastructure; connectivity; forest biodiversity; NW Sweden;

   Abstract : The intact forest landscapes along the Scandinavian Mountain range are of very high conservational value both nationally and internationally, due to their intact characteristics and biodiversity. The high nature conservation values have remained as a result of restricted forest clear-cutting above the so-called mountain forest border (MFB). READ MORE

3. 22. Prestation vid avverkning med stor skördare i volymblädning

   University essay from SLU/School for Forest Management

   Author : Tobias Karlsen; [2021]
   Keywords : hyggesfritt; tidsstudie; kontinuitetsskogsbruk;

   Abstract : Intresset för hyggesfritt skogsbruk ökar i Sverige. För att kunna bemöta detta ökande intresse behövs aktuell kunskap om prestationer och kostnader för hyggesfria avverkningar. Denna studie bygger på en skördares prestation i volymblädning vid varierad uttagstyrka på grundyta. READ MORE

4. 23. En produktionsjämförelse mellan Hyssnametoden och SLU:s försöksytor

   University essay from SLU/School for Forest Management

   Author : Isabella Melkersson; Camilla Christensson; [2021]
   Keywords : gallringsfritt; mortalitet; medeltillväxt;

   Abstract : Det traditionella trakthyggesbruket har sedan 1900-talets mitt varit den mest förekommande metoden inom det svenska skogsbruket. Detta innefattar markberedning, röjning, gallring (1 – 2 gånger) och till sist föryngringsavverkning. Under olika perioder har gallringsfritt skogsbruk diskuterats som en alternativ skötselmetod. READ MORE

5. 24. Testing the influence of riparian buffer design on stream biodiversity following drought

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap

   Author : Rasmus Eriksson; [2021]
   Keywords : forestry; clear-cutting; riparian buffers; macroinvertebrates; drought;

   Abstract : Forestry is a major industry in Sweden and the most common method to harvest timber is to clear-cut large areas. Clear-cutting can alter multiple physical, chemical, and ecological characteristics of headwater streams. To minimize these effects, vegetated riparian ‘buffers zones’ are often spared along streams and lakes. READ MORE

6. 25. The effect of forestry and cervid densities on annual growth of ericaceous shrub species

   University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

   Author : Alina Sayn; [2021]
   Keywords : production forest; conifer; silviculture; plant-animal interaction; forest management; ungulate;

   Abstract : Ericaceous shrubs, such as bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus), cowberry (V. vitis-idaea), and heather (Calluna vulgaris), dominate the understory in Swedish forests. Their important role of providing forage for wild deer is well established. READ MORE