Effects of precommercial thinning strategies on stand structure and growth in a mixed even-aged stand of Scots pine, Norway spruce and birch in southern Sweden

Effects of precommercial thinning strategies on stand structure and growth in a mixed even-aged stand of Scots pine, Norway spruce and birch in southern Sweden

Four different management strategies were applied to a young mixed stand of Scots pine ( L.), Norway spruce ( (L.) Karst.) and birch ( Roth and Ehrh.) in southern Sweden. All strategies included an initial precommercial thinning to ca. 2400 stems ha. The different aims were: (i) a conifer-dominated...

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Main Authors: Fahlvik, Nils, Ekö, Per, Petersson, Nils
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Finnish Society of Forest Science 2015-01-01
Series:Silva Fennica
Online Access:https://www.silvafennica.fi/article/1302

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