Essays about: "Retention forestry"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 28 essays containing the words Retention forestry.

  1. 1. Odlingsförsök med Pinus sylvestris i gransågspån blandat med hydrokol respektive pyrokol

    University essay from SLU/School for Forest Management

    Author : Annica Berglund; Ninja Bernzen; [2023]
    Keywords : alternativt odlingssubstrat; näringsläckage; biokol;

    Abstract : Torv är det vanligaste odlingssubstratet som används idag till de mer än 400 miljoner skogsplantor som årligen levereras till det svenska skogsbruket. Det låga näringsinnehållet och goda vattenhållande förmågan gör att torven går att anpassa efter behov med gödsling och kalkning. READ MORE

  3. 2. The impact of forest management methods on the ectomycorrhizal community and implications for forest productivity in needleleaf forests

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för miljö- och klimatvetenskap (CEC)

    Author : Oskar Göransson; [2023]
    Keywords : Ectomycorrhiza; forestry; clearcutting; continuous cover forestry; biodiversity; forest productivity; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Ectomycorrhizal fungi (ECM) form symbiotic relationships with trees by connecting to the roots, procuring soil nutrients in exchange for carbohydrates, and are an important contributor to plant growth. The forestry practice of clearcutting can be detrimental to the ECM community by removing its source of energy and creating unfavorable soil conditions, acutely reducing ECM diversity. READ MORE

  4. 3. Effects of clear-cut logging on five old-growth forest bryophyte species. : How does the most common forestry method in Sweden impact vulnerable forest specialists?

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Fakulteten för hälsa, natur- och teknikvetenskap (from 2013)

    Author : Nathalie Edwards; [2023]
    Keywords : Bryophytes; old-growth forests; forestry; nature conservation; sustainable forestry; mossor; gammelskog; skogsbruk; naturvård; hållbart skogsbruk;

    Abstract : Clear-cut logging is the most widely practised forestry method in Sweden. This often conflicts with nature conservation and leads to issues where economic interests are pitted against ecological values. READ MORE

  5. 4. Intresset för lövplantor hos Södra skogsägarnas medlemmar i Oskarströms verksamhetsområde

    University essay from SLU/School for Forest Management

    Author : Anna Eriksson; Sanna Gudmundsson; [2022]
    Keywords : klimatförändringar; återplantering; lövskogsbruk;

    Abstract : Lövskogarna var för 200 – 300 år sedan överexploaterade i södra Sverige och förekommer idag främst i mindre och fragmenterade områden. Efterfrågan på barrsågtimmer från industrierna steg och på de tidigare lövbevuxna markerna planterades istället gran och tall. READ MORE

  6. 5. How hot are retention patches as structural hotspots? : comparing key elements for biodiversity in retention patches and reference forest stands

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

    Author : Maja Östlund; [2022]
    Keywords : retention forestry; retention patches; deadwood; live conservation trees; retention forestry; biodiversity preservation; substrate diversity;

    Abstract : Sweden’s historical and current forestry regime has created structurally simplified forest stands with little resemblance of boreal old-growth forests, leading to a decline in many forest dwelling species. Retention forestry was introduced to counteract the negative development by retaining biologically important forest elements. READ MORE