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  1. 1. Identifying training needs for the implementation of Continuous Cover Forestry in Sweden

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

    Author : Lydia Kruse; [2023]
    Keywords : Marteloscope; Thinning type; Conitnuous Cover Forestry; Frame tree; Human behaviour;

    Abstract : In recent decades, continuous cover forestry (CCF) has been (re-)discovered as an important toolbox for promoting biodiversity, helping to deliver a range of ecosystem goods and services as well as to satisfy the needs of various stakeholders. CCF is based on ecological principles and one of its most important tenets is the abandonment of large-scale clearfelling. READ MORE

  3. 2. Will substituting fossil fuels with biofuels lead to a net reduction in CO2 emissions? : The case of district heating in Norrköping municipality

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi

    Author : Stina Ljungberg; [2018]
    Keywords : Forest residue; slash; bio-based economy; sustainable energy; Grot; biobaserad ekonomi; hållbar energi;

    Abstract : With global warming and the international, national and local goals of reducing greenhouse gas net emissions, the phasing out of fossil fuels are of great importance. One energy source resulting in nearly no net emissions are biofuels. READ MORE

  4. 3. Fältskiktsvegetationen 30 år efter beståndsanläggning : effekter av olika nivå på skogsskötselintensitet

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

    Author : Andreas Brihem; [2014]
    Keywords : Pinus contorta; Pinus sylvestris; boreal skog; succession; skogsskötselåtgärd; boreal forest; succession; silvicultural operations;

    Abstract : En landsomfattande försökserie anlades mellan 1984 - 1988 med 15 försöksblock i Sverige. Syftet var att studera den totala effekten på virkesproduktionen av tre olika intensiva skogsskötselalternativ. READ MORE

  5. 4. Skogsvårdstjänster inom Södra Skog Region öst : skogsvårdsledares och entreprenörers uppfattning om samarbete och inköpssätt

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Resource Management

    Author : Sebastian Helgée; [2014]
    Keywords : skogsvårdsentreprenörer; anbudsupphandling; transaktionskostnad; traktdirektiv; avtal;

    Abstract : Antalet skogsvårdsentreprenörsföretag har under de senaste 20 åren ökat drastiskt och idag sysselsätts tusentals skogsarbetare med skogsvårdsarbete. I och med att skogsvårdsarbetet i högre utsträckning utförs av entreprenörer, har ett stort ansvar för det praktiska genomförandet av skogsvårdsåtgärder, såsom markberedning, plantering och röjning, flyttats från de stora skogsföretagen till entreprenörerna. READ MORE

  6. 5. Planning forest routes for silvicultural activities using GIS based techniques: A case study of Selesjö in Östergötland, Sweden.

    University essay from KTH/Miljöbedömning och -förvaltning

    Author : Sima Mohtashami; [2011]
    Keywords : Forest; Soil; Water; Planning harvesting routes; GIS; Lateral inclination;

    Abstract : Forests are natural resources that provide essential services for different groups of users from human beings to native habitats. They are actually home of diverse range of biological groups; contribute to alleviate climate change through sinking carbon-dioxide from the atmosphere and supplying oxygen back to it and finally they are regarded as wood resources by human beings. READ MORE