Effects of management on coarse woody debris volume and composition in boreal forests in northern Sweden

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 213-222

  Gibb, Heloise ^a   Ball, John P ^a   Johansson, Therese ^a   Atlegrim, Ola ^a   Hjältén, Joakim ^a   Danell, Kjell ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Boreal forests; Clear cuts; Coarse woody debris; Decay state; Forest management; Logs; Norway spruce; Old growth forests; Size class; Snags

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DEBRIS; GROWTH KINETICS;

CENTRAL BOREAL ZONE; COARSE WOODY DEBRIS (CWD); MATURE MANAGED FORESTS; SPECIES COMPOSITION;

FORESTRY;

FORESTRY; GROWTH RATE;

PICEA ABIES;

EID: 21244461595     PISSN: 02827581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02827580510008392     Document Type: Review

References (44)

1. Ahti, T., Hämet-Ahti, L. & Jalas, J. (1968). Vegetation zones and their sections in northwestern Europe. Annales Botanici Fennici, 5, 169-211.
2. Andersson, R. & Östlund, L. (2004). Spatial patterns, density changes and implications on biodiversity for old trees in the boreal landscape of northern Sweden. Biological Conservation, 118, 443-453.
3. Atlegrim, O. & Sjöberg, K. (2004). Selective felling as a potential tool for maintaining biodiversity in managed forests. Biodiversity and Conservation, 13, 1123-1133.
4. Axelsson, A.-L. & Östlund, L. (2001). Restrospective gap analysis in a Swedish boreal forest landscape using historical data. Forest Ecology and Management, 147, 109-122.
5. Berg, A., Ehnström, B., Gustafsson, L., Hallingbäck, T., Jonsell, M. & Weslien, J. (1994). Threatened plant, animal, and fungus species in Swedish forests - Distribution and habitat associations. Conservation Biology, 8, 718-731.
6. Berg, A., Ehnström, B., Gustafsson, L., Hallingbäck, T., Jonsell, M. & Weslien, J. (1995). Threat levels and threats to red-listed species in Swedish forests. Conservation Biology, 9, 1629-1633.
7. Bretz Guby, N. A. & Dobbertin, M. (1996). Quantitative estimates of coarse woody debris and standing dead trees in selected Swiss forests. Global Ecology and Biogeography Letters, 5, 327-341.
8. Enger, C. & Löfgren, R. (1995). Nationalpark i Vȧsterbottens län: Björnlandet. Fälths Tryckeri. SNV 9316-9.
9. Fridman, J. & Walheim, M. (2000). Amount, structure, and dynamics of dead wood on managed forestland in Sweden. Forest Ecology and Management, 131, 23-36.
10. Grove, S. J. (2001). Extent and composition of dead wood in Australian lowland tropical rainforest with different management histories. Forest Ecology and Management, 154, 35-53.
11. Hale, C. M., Pastor, J. & Rusterholz, K. A. (1999). Comparison of structural and compositional characteristics in old-growth and mature, managed hardwood forests of Minnesota, USA. Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 29, 1479-1489.
12. Hautala, H., Jalonen, J., Laaka-Lindberg, S. & Vanha-Majamaa, I. (2004). Impacts of retention felling on coarse woody debris (CWD) in mature boreal spruce forests in Finland. Biodiversity and Conservation, 13, 1541-1554.
13. Jasinski, K. & Angelstam, P. (2002). Long-term differences in the dynamics within a natural forest landscape - Consequences for management. Forest Ecology and Management, 161, 1-11.
14. Jonsell, M. & Weslien, J. (2003). Felled or standing retained wood - It makes a difference for saproxylic beetles. Forest Ecology and Management, 175, 425-435.
15. Jonsell, M., Weslien, J. & Ehnström, B. (1998). Substrate requirements of red-listed invertebrates in Sweden. Biodiversity and Conservation, 7, 749-764.
16. Jonsell, M., Nordlander, G. & Jonsson, M. (1999). Colonization patterns of insects breeding in wood-decaying fungi. Journal of Insect Conservation, 3, 145-161.
17. Kruys, N., Fries, C., Jonsson, B.G., Lämås, T. & Ståhl, G. (1999). Wood-inhabiting cryptogams on dead Norway spruce (Picea abies) trees in managed Swedish boreal forests. Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 29, 178-186.
18. Lämås, T. & Fries, C. (1995). An integrated forest inventory in a managed North-Swedish forest landscape for estimating growing stock and coarse woody debris. In M. Köhl, P. Bachmann, P. Brassel, & G. Preto (Eds.), The Monte Veritȧ conference on forest survey designs (pp. 296-311), Monte Veritá, Switzerland, 2-7 May 1994. Zürich: Swiss Federal Institute of Technology.
19. Larsson, S. & Danell, K. (2001). Science and the management of boreal forest diversity. Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research, 16(Suppl. 3), 5-9.
20. Linder, P. & Östlund, L. (1998). Structural changes in three mid-boreal Swedish forest landscapes, 1885-1996. Biological Conservation, 85, 9-19.
21. Linder, P., Elfving, B. & Zackrisson, O. (1997). Stand structure and successional trends in virgin boreal forest reserves in Sweden. Forest Ecology and Management, 98, 17-33.
22. Lindhe, A. (2004). Conservation through management: Cut wood as substrate for saproxylic organisms. PhD Thesis. Uppsala: Department of Entomology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.
23. McGee, G. G., Leopold, D. J. & Nyland, R. D. (1999). Structural characteristics of old-growth, maturing, and partially cut northern hardwood forests. Ecological Applications, 9, 1316-1329.
24. Nilsson, S. G., Niklasson, M., Hedin, J., Aronsson, G., Gutowski, J. M., Linder, P., et al. (2002). Densities of large living and dead trees in old-growth temperate and boreal forests. Forest Ecology and Management, 161, 189-204.
25. Økland, R. H. (1994). Patterns of bryophyte associations at different scales in a Norwegian boreal spruce forest. Journal of Vegetation Science, 5, 127-138.
26. Økland, B., Bakke, A., Hågvar, S. & Torstein, K. (1996). What factors influence the diversity of saproxylic beetles? A multi-scaled study from a spruce forest in southern Norway. Biodiversity and Conservation, 5, 75-100.
27. Östlund, L., Zackrisson, O. & Axelsson, A.-L. (1997). The history and transformation of a Scandinavian boreal forest landscape since the 19th century. Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 27, 1198-1206.
28. Ranius, T., Kindvall, O., Kruys, N. & Jonsson, B.G. (2003). Modelling dead wood in Norway spruce stands subject to different management regimes. Forest Ecology and Management, 182, 13-29.
29. Ranius, T., Jonsson, B. G. & Kruys, N. (2004). Modeling dead wood in Fennoscandian old-growth forests dominated by Norway spruce. Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 34, 1025-1034.
30. Rouvinen, S. & Kouki, J. (2002). Spatiotemporal availability of dead wood in protected old-growth forests: A case study from boreal forests in eastern Finland. Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research, 17, 317-329.
31. Rouvinen, S., Kuuluvainen, T. & Karjalainen, L. (2002). Coarse woody debris in old Pinus sylvestris dominated forests along a geographic and human impact gradient in boreal Fennoscandia. Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 32, 2184-2200.
32. Siitonen, J. (2001). Forest management, coarse woody debris and saproxylic organisms: Fennoscandian boreal forests as an example. Ecological Bulletins, 49, 11-41.
33. Siitonen, J. & Saaristo, L. (2000). Habitat requirements and conservation of Pytho kolwensis, a beetle species of old-growth boreal forest. Biological Conservation, 94, 211-220.
34. Siitonen, J., Martikainen, P., Punttila, P. & Rauh, J. (2000). Coarse woody debris and stand characteristics in mature managed and old-growth boreal mesic forests in southern Finland. Forest Ecology and Management, 128, 211-225.
35. Sippola, A.-L. & Renvall, P. (1999). Wood-decomposing fungi and seed-tree cutting: A 40-year perspective. Forest Ecology and Management, 115, 183-201.
36. Sippola, A.-L., Siitonen, J. & Kallio, R. (1998). Amount and quality of coarse woody debris in natural and managed coniferous forests near the timberline in Finnish Lapland. Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research, 13, 204-214.
37. Sippola, A.-L., Lehesvirta, T. & Renvall, P. (2001). Effects of selective logging on coarse woody debris and diversity of wood-decaying polypores in eastern Finland. Ecological Bulletins, 49, 243-254.
38. Skogsstyrelsen (1994). Skogsvårdslagen. Jönköping: Swedish National Board of Forestry. (In Swedish.)
39. Söderström, L. (1988). Sequence of bryophytes and lichens in relation to substrate variables of decaying coniferous wood in northern Sweden. Nordic Journal of Botany, 8, 89-97.
40. Spies, T. A., Franklin, J. F. & Thomas, T. B. (1988). Coarse woody debris in Douglas-fir forests of western Oregon and Washington. Ecology, 69, 1689-1702.
41. Stokland, J. (2004). Phellinus nigrolimitatus: A wood-decomposing fungus highly influenced by forestry. Forest Ecology and Management, 187, 333-343.
42. SYSTAT (1998). SYSTAT 9 [Computer software]. Chicago, IL: SPSS.
43. Uotila, A., Maltamo, M., Uuttera, J. & Isomäki, A. (2001). Stand structure in semi-natural and managed forests in eastern Finland and Russian Karelia. Ecological Bulletins, 49, 149-158.
44. Uotila, A., Kouki, J., Kontkanen, H. & Pulkkinen, P. (2002). Assessing the naturalness of boreal forests in eastern Fennoscandia. Forest Ecology and Management, 161, 257-277.