Does Juvenile Stand Management Matter? Regional Scenarios of the Long-Term Effects on Wood Production
We analysed the regional level effects of juvenile stand management (early cleaning and precommercial thinning), shortly termed tending on wood production and the profitability of forest management. Altogether ca. 0.4 million hectares of juvenile stands from two significant forestry regions of Finla...
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| author | Soili Haikarainen Saija Huuskonen Anssi Ahtikoski Mika Lehtonen Hannu Salminen Jouni Siipilehto Kari T. Korhonen Jari Hynynen Johanna Routa |
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| description | We analysed the regional level effects of juvenile stand management (early cleaning and precommercial thinning), shortly termed tending on wood production and the profitability of forest management. Altogether ca. 0.4 million hectares of juvenile stands from two significant forestry regions of Finland, South and North Savo, were examined. We used plot-level data of the 11th National Forest Inventory to represent the current status of juvenile stands in the study area, and the Motti stand simulator to predict the future developments of those stands for the next 100 years. We applied three scenarios: (i) Timely tending, (ii) delayed tending, and (iii) no tending, to examine differences between these alternative levels of juvenile stand management. The results showed the benefits of tending at a regional level. Timely tending was the most profitable option when low or modest interest rates (2–3%) were applied in the assessment. Even a short delay in tending clearly increased the tending costs. Delaying and neglecting tending resulted in significant losses, especially in sawlog removals and stumpage earnings. The financial gain from tending was the highest on fertile sites. Due to the high growth rate of trees, the situation may change very quickly on such sites. For the operational forestry, this means that fertile sites should have a high priority when conducting timely tendings. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1e66bdc4d851444db545ebb0253c39312023-12-03T13:13:27ZengMDPI AGForests1999-49072021-01-011218410.3390/f12010084Does Juvenile Stand Management Matter? Regional Scenarios of the Long-Term Effects on Wood ProductionSoili Haikarainen0Saija Huuskonen1Anssi Ahtikoski2Mika Lehtonen3Hannu Salminen4Jouni Siipilehto5Kari T. Korhonen6Jari Hynynen7Johanna Routa8Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Latokartanonkaari 9, FI-0079 Helsinki, FinlandNatural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Latokartanonkaari 9, FI-0079 Helsinki, FinlandNatural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Paavo Havaksen tie 3, FI-90570 Oulu, FinlandNatural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Latokartanonkaari 9, FI-0079 Helsinki, FinlandNatural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Ounasjoentie 6, FI-96200 Rovaniemi, FinlandNatural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Latokartanonkaari 9, FI-0079 Helsinki, FinlandNatural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Yliopistokatu 6, FI-80100 Joensuu, FinlandNatural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Latokartanonkaari 9, FI-0079 Helsinki, FinlandNatural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Yliopistokatu 6, FI-80100 Joensuu, FinlandWe analysed the regional level effects of juvenile stand management (early cleaning and precommercial thinning), shortly termed tending on wood production and the profitability of forest management. Altogether ca. 0.4 million hectares of juvenile stands from two significant forestry regions of Finland, South and North Savo, were examined. We used plot-level data of the 11th National Forest Inventory to represent the current status of juvenile stands in the study area, and the Motti stand simulator to predict the future developments of those stands for the next 100 years. We applied three scenarios: (i) Timely tending, (ii) delayed tending, and (iii) no tending, to examine differences between these alternative levels of juvenile stand management. The results showed the benefits of tending at a regional level. Timely tending was the most profitable option when low or modest interest rates (2–3%) were applied in the assessment. Even a short delay in tending clearly increased the tending costs. Delaying and neglecting tending resulted in significant losses, especially in sawlog removals and stumpage earnings. The financial gain from tending was the highest on fertile sites. Due to the high growth rate of trees, the situation may change very quickly on such sites. For the operational forestry, this means that fertile sites should have a high priority when conducting timely tendings.https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/12/1/84MottiNFI-dataprofitabilitysilvicultural practicessimulationtending |
| spellingShingle | Soili Haikarainen Saija Huuskonen Anssi Ahtikoski Mika Lehtonen Hannu Salminen Jouni Siipilehto Kari T. Korhonen Jari Hynynen Johanna Routa Does Juvenile Stand Management Matter? Regional Scenarios of the Long-Term Effects on Wood Production Forests Motti NFI-data profitability silvicultural practices simulation tending |
| title | Does Juvenile Stand Management Matter? Regional Scenarios of the Long-Term Effects on Wood Production |
| title_full | Does Juvenile Stand Management Matter? Regional Scenarios of the Long-Term Effects on Wood Production |
| title_fullStr | Does Juvenile Stand Management Matter? Regional Scenarios of the Long-Term Effects on Wood Production |
| title_full_unstemmed | Does Juvenile Stand Management Matter? Regional Scenarios of the Long-Term Effects on Wood Production |
| title_short | Does Juvenile Stand Management Matter? Regional Scenarios of the Long-Term Effects on Wood Production |
| title_sort | does juvenile stand management matter regional scenarios of the long term effects on wood production |
| topic | Motti NFI-data profitability silvicultural practices simulation tending |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/12/1/84 |
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