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1. 1. Forest structure of Dalby Söderskog National Park : patterns of carbon storage in living and dead trees

   University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

   Author : Kumetra Achuthan; [2021]
   Keywords : ash dieback disease; deadwood; Dutch elm disease; living tree volume; coarse woody debris; carbon stock and storage; pest invasions; temperate mixed broadleaved forest;

   Abstract : Carbon sequestration and storage is an ecosystem service supplied by forests, and is of increasing importance in the context of mitigation of global climate change. Forest pest invasions, driven primarily by globalizations, represent a risk to the efficiency of carbon sequestration as they may greatly reduce the amount of the living biomass in forests. READ MORE

3. 2. Succession patterns and the role of fire in long-term dynamics of a mixed deciduous stand in Białowieża Forest, Poland

   University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

   Author : Andreea Petronela Spinu; [2018]
   Keywords : dendroecology; disturbance regime; forest history; fire history; regeneration of Pinus sylvestris L.; regeneration of Quercus robur L.; temperate lowland Tilio-Carpinetum forest; mesophication; fire cessation;

   Abstract : In temperate Europe, the ecological importance of fire is poorly understood, especially in the dynamics of forests with high share of broadleaved tree species. The aim of this thesis was to explore the role of fire in a 43-ha mixed-deciduous forest stand in Białowieża Forest, NE Poland. READ MORE