Essays about: "basal area growth"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 59 essays containing the words basal area growth.

  1. 1. Orsaker till och åtgärder för att förbättra ekonomin i förstagallringar på Åland

    University essay from SLU/School for Forest Management

    Author : Robert Hellgren; [2024]
    Keywords : förstagallring; ekonomiskt utfall; Åland;

    Abstract : Röjningsbehovet på Åland är stort och andelen eftersatta ungskogar ökar för varje år. Det ekonomiska utfallet i förstagallringar är väldigt dåligt och i många fall obetydlig, vilket gör att intresset för att röja är litet. Det leder många gånger till att ungskogarna röjs för sent och ibland uteblir röjningen helt. READ MORE

  3. 2. Soil Carbon Stocks in Old Growth Forest : Drivers of variability in soil organic carbon stocks in old growth boreal forests

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

    Author : Elis Ingvarsson; [2023]
    Keywords : old growth forest; boreal; soil organic carbon stocks; climate gradient;

    Abstract : Soil organic carbon (SOC) is the largest carbon pool in terrestrial ecosystems, which plays an important role in climate change by regulating atmospheric carbon dioxide. Sweden’s forest management has led to a decrease in old growth forests. This change in land use can affect SOC levels in these forests. READ MORE

  4. 3. Growth of Silver birch (Betula pendula) & Downy birch (Betula pubescens) established in four different initial densities on one site in central Sweden

    University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

    Author : Edvards Romans; [2023]
    Keywords : Betula pendula; Betula pubescens; plantation; initial spacing; simulation; management;

    Abstract : Nowadays, there is an increased demand for timber resources and more sustainable forest management, starting from the establishment phase of the forest, e.g., planting. Depending on the management goals, number of seedlings planted and thus initial spacing can be adjusted in order not to waste resources. READ MORE

  5. 4. Basal Area Growth and Yield Models for Siberian Larch

    University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

    Author : Alfred Deutgen; [2023]
    Keywords : Growth model; Yield model; Siberian Larch; Russian larch; Larix sibirica; Larix sukaczewii; Lundqvist-korf model; Mixed effect model;

    Abstract : There is no species-specific basal area growth model for Siberian Larch in Sweden, which is necessary in evaluating forest management decisions. Three different models were created from stand trials around Sweden. READ MORE

  6. 5. Tree growth and field vegetation in forest edge zones on a property in southeast Sweden

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för skog och träteknik (SOT)

    Author : Pieter van Tongeren; [2023]
    Keywords : tree growth; diversity; field vegetation; edge zones; edge effect;

    Abstract : Summary  In the 1990s a new way of thinking about forestry started. One of the effects of the changing silvicultural practices was that the size of clearcuts became smaller. As the felling areas were reduced in size, the areas where young and older forest meet grew, with this also the occurrence of edge zones increased. READ MORE