Comparison of boom-corridor thinning and thinning from below harvesting methods in young dense Scots pine stands

At present, only a small proportion of the potential extractable bioenergy from young dense forests in Sweden is utilized. The conventional mechanized first thinning systems used in such stands suffer from low productivity, so the operation is only profitable in stands with bigger trees and high...

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Main Authors: Bergström, Dan, Bergsten, Urban, Nordfjell, Tomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Finnish Society of Forest Science 2010-01-01
Series:Silva Fennica
Online Access:https://www.silvafennica.fi/article/134