Essays about: "sustainable forestry management"

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  1. 1. Effect of stand age on soil respiration in managed vs unmanaged Scots pine stands

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

    Author : Richard Engholm; [2024]
    Keywords : chronosequence; soil respiration; total respiration; autotrophic respiration; heterotrophic respiration; forestry;

    Abstract : How the forests in Sweden and around the world have been, and are still today, managed is a hot debate. The rotation forestry that is commonly used in Sweden has been the focus of debate regarding whether it is a sustainable management method, and whether it should be changed. READ MORE

  2. 2. 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. 3. Forest fertilization does not cause any long-term effects on tree growth or vegetation composition

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Yixian Chen; [2023]
    Keywords : density; ground vegetation; height; stem radial growth; legacy nitrogen effect; soil total N and C N ratio; tree;

    Abstract : Forest fertilization is considered one of the most effective management options to improve forest productivity. In Fennoscandia, nitrogen (N) fertilization has been practiced for over 50 years and is normally added in the form of granules of NH4NO3 at least 15 years prior to the final harvest. READ MORE

  4. 4. Assessing the accuracy of a spatial model of habitat suitability for Calypso bulbosa

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

    Author : Michael Doorly; [2023]
    Keywords : Calypso bulbosa; norna; orchid; conservation; Sweden; alpine region; habitat suitability; distribution model; ecology; biodiversity;

    Abstract : Calypso bulbosa is a rare and visually striking orchid that grows in older mesic to moist forests in the northern half of Sweden. C. bulbosa is red listed as a threatened species (Vulnerable, VU) with a reduction in numbers linked to modern forestry practices and exacerbated by the warming climate. READ MORE

  5. 5. Managing diversity : the forest development types as a framework for management within mixed forest systems

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Pernilla Fridberg; [2023]
    Keywords : urban forestry; urban woodland; recreational forests; forest structure; vegetation structure; forest development types; mixed forest systems; forest management; close-to-nature management; Scanian forest systems; sustainable forest management; ecological values; resilience; sustainable cities; biodiversity; ; profile diagrams; conservation efforts; herbaceous mixed stands; species diversity; reference landscapes; forest communities;

    Abstract : The demand for both biodiversity and recreational forests is increasing. Management methods under the umbrella term Close-to-Nature management, which aims to incorporate natural successional patterns and disturbances, is considered preferable to traditional forest management methods in terms of both recreational and ecological values (Wimberly et al. READ MORE