Essays about: "Picea contorta"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words Picea contorta.

  1. 1. Plant-soil feedbacks in boreal tree species

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

    Author : Kailey Tentis; [2023]
    Keywords : plant-soil feedback; plant economic spectrum; biotic feedback; abiotic feedback; sterilization-inoculation experiment; conspecifics and heterospecifics;

    Abstract : Plant-soil feedback (PSF) is important for understanding how plants influence the composition and abundance of soil biota and nutrients and how this affects plant growth. The plant economic spectrum (PES) also plays a role. READ MORE

  3. 2. Comparison of native and introduced tree species in a range from low to high productivity sites in southern Sweden

    University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

    Author : Gailene Brazaityte; [2023]
    Keywords : introduced tree species; low productivity sites; moderate productivity sites; high productivity sites; Picea abies; Pinus sylvestris; Betula pendula; Picea glauca; Picea mariana; Picea sitchensis; Pinus contorta; Pseudotsuga menziesii; Abies grandis; Populus balsamifera; Larix x eurolepis; Populus tremula × Populus tremuloides;

    Abstract : The dilemma of climate change, biodiversity conservation and economic efficiency in nowadays forestry leads us to search for the new solutions. Introduction of non-native tree species becomes a more frequently explored field as a solution for the future problems. READ MORE

  4. 3. Comparison of bird communities in stands of introduced lodgepole pine and native Scots pine in Sweden

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

    Author : Arvid Alm; [2013]
    Keywords : Boreal forest; Pinus contorta; Pinus sylvestris; bird assemblage; Muscicapa striata;

    Abstract : The introduced lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta) occupies more than 650 000 hectares in Sweden. There are some differences between lodgepole pine and Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) forests which could affect bird assemblages, for example differences in canopy density and ground vegetation. READ MORE

  5. 4. Utvärdering av markberedning och plantering på SCA:s mark i Norrland 1998-2001 : föryngringsresultat efter 10 år

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

    Author : Erik Söderbäck; [2012]
    Keywords : högläggning; harvning; planteringspunkt; vitalitet; tillväxt; tall; gran; contorta; mounding; disc trenching; planting spot; vitality; growth; Scots pine; Norway spruce; Lodgepole pine;

    Abstract : Maskinell markberedning följt av manuell plantering är den vanligaste föryngringsrutinen efter en föryngringsavverkning i Sverige. Många av de forskningsrön som dagens markberednings- och planteringsinstruktioner bygger på är baserade på äldre fältexperiment. READ MORE

  6. 5. Comparison of growth, basal area and survival rates in ten exotic and native species in Northern Sweden

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

    Author : Kevin Del Rey Morris; [2010]
    Keywords : exotic species; forest regeneration; growth; northern Sweden; survival;

    Abstract : As choice of species is important to reforest harvested areas and regenerate damaged areas, the present study compares growth of ten different species in Northern Sweden. Height growth, diameter, basal area and survival rates were compared, fifteen years after planting. READ MORE