Scots pine stand establishment with special emphasis on uncertainty and cost-effectiveness, the case of northern Finland

New Forests

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 69-84

  Ahtikoski, Anssi ^a   Alenius, Virpi ^a   Mäkitalo, Kari ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Chain of stand establishment; Financial performance; Regeneration success; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE; FINLAND; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; PREPARATION METHOD; PRESCRIBED BURNING; REGENERATION SUCCESS; SCOTS PINE; SCOTS PINE STANDS; STAND ESTABLISHMENT; STUDY DESIGN;

AGRICULTURE; COST EFFECTIVENESS; REVEGETATION; SEED;

REFORESTATION;

BURNING; CONIFEROUS TREE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIRECT DRILLING; DOMINANCE; FORESTRY MODELING; PLOWING; REFORESTATION; REGENERATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SAPLING; SCARIFICATION; SEEDLING; SITE PREPARATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

FINLAND;

PICEA; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 77953717169     PISSN: 01694286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11056-009-9183-2     Document Type: Article

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