Biomass and growth of 20-year-old stands of Scots pine

• Main Authors: Sune Linder, National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, Prince: Global Primary Production Data Initiative (NCEAS 2017)
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity
• Subjects: boreal forest; Norway; Northern Sweden
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5063/AA/nceas.100.2

Productivity of a boreal coniferous forest was determined at the Flakaliden experimental site for a yield optimisation study, beginning in 1986. The principal aim was to determine the potential yield of a young stand of Norway spruce Picea abies, under given climatic conditions, non-limiting soil water and optimal nutritional status without leaching to groundwater. The 8.25 ha Flakaliden study site (64.12 N 19.45 E) is situated in northern Sweden, about 60 km west of the city of Umeaa. The site has a harsh boreal climate with short cool summers of long days, and long, cold winters of short days. Monthly mean air temperature ranges from -8.7 C in February to 14.4 C in July. More than one-third of precipitation falls as snow.