Establishing mixed forests in Sweden by combining planting and natural regeneration-Effects of shelterwoods and scarification

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 237, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 301-311

  Nilsson, Urban ^a   Örlander, Göran ^b   Karlsson, Matts ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Betula pendula Erh.; Betula pubescens Roth.; Picea abies L. Karst.; Pinus sylvestris L.; Regeneration; Silviculture

Indexed keywords

CULTIVATION; SCARFING; SOILS;

BETULA PENDULA ERH.; BETULA PUBESCENS ROTH.; PICEA ABIES L. KARST.; PINUS SYLVESTRIS L.;

FORESTRY;

CLEARCUTTING; CONIFEROUS TREE; MIXED FOREST; REGENERATION; SCARIFICATION; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SILVICULTURE; SURVIVAL; TREE PLANTING;

FORESTRY; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; REFORESTATION; SILVICULTURE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

BETULA PENDULA; BETULA PUBESCENS; PICEA ABIES; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 37849187391     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2006.09.053     Document Type: Article

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