Essays about: "wood-production"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 29 essays containing the word wood-production.

  1. 1. Growth and quality of silver birch with different improvement levels

    University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

    Author : Hanna Liebner; [2023]
    Keywords : Betula pendula Roth; genetic improvement; tree breeding; diameter growth; stem quality; branches quality;

    Abstract : Silver birch is the most important broadleaf tree species in the context of wood production in Fennoscandia stating 12.9% of the total volume in Sweden (Nilsson et al., 2021). READ MORE

  3. 2. A Cost Benefit Analysis of Continuous Cover Forestry in Djurholmen, Skåne

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

    Author : Moa Morency; [2023]
    Keywords : continuous cover forestry CCF ; clear-cut forestry CF ; cost-benefit analysis CBA ; ecosystem services; climate mitigation; timber production; Norway Spruce Picea abies ; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Forests and forest products are important, not just for timber production, the forest ecosystem plays several important roles, such as water purification, carbon sequestration for climate mitigation and recreational values. How the forests are managed varies throughout the globe, in Sweden the most used system is the clearcutting system (CF), however continuous cover forestry (CCF) is gaining popularity and is being tested in several places. READ MORE

  4. 3. Skogens egenskaper på lavmark & dess förändring inom renskötselområdet : baserat på riksskogstaxeringsdata

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

    Author : Oscar Andersson; Johan Persson; [2023]
    Keywords : Lav; Marklav; Cladonia spp; Lavmark; Renskötselområdet; Renskötsel; Rennäring; Skogsbruk; Skog; Egenskaper; Skogsegenskaper;

    Abstract : Skogsbruket och renskötseln verkar idag på samma marker, vilka nyttjas för råvara och som betesmark. Renskötseln är beroende av skogar med bottenskikt av lav- eller lavrik typ då marklav är en essentiell födotillgång för renen vintertid. READ MORE

  5. 4. Vitality of Sycamore maple (Acer pseudoplatanus) in southwest Sweden

    University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

    Author : Karin Pershagen; [2021]
    Keywords : invasive species; climate adaptation; tree vitality; epiphytes; sooty bark disease;

    Abstract : Non-native tree species provide alternatives for forestry that needs to adapt to climate change and multiple public demands. In Sweden, Sycamore maple (Acer pseudoplatanus) is a non-native tree species with potential, both in wood production and as a support to biodiversity in woodlands and in urban settings. READ MORE

  6. 5. A remote-sensing approach to studying drought resistance in Swedish old-growth and production forests

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Julika Wolf; [2020]
    Keywords : Physical Geography and Ecosystem Analysis; drought impacts; old-growth forests; forest management; remote sensing; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Boreal forest ecosystems are predicted to experience hotter and drier summers due to climate change, leading to more frequently reduced soil water availability and an increased risk of droughts, as was already the case in Northern Europe during the severe summer drought of 2018. Prolonged water stress in forest ecosystems can lead to impacts ranging from reduced photosynthesis to forest dieback. READ MORE