Tree regeneration potential in urban spruce-dominated forests is shaped by management history

• Main Authors: Korhonen, Aku, Vuorilampi, Heli, Katavisto, Oskar, Immonen, Auli, Hamberg, Leena
• Other Authors: orcid:0000-0001-5210-1629, orcid:0000-0002-0009-7768, 4100110710, 4100110810, 4100311110, Luonnonvarakeskus
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier BV
• Subjects: urban forests; Continuous cover forestry; Regeneration dynamics; Urban woodlands; Urban forestry; Mixed stands; Partial logging; Lahti; Fennoscandian
• Online Access: https://jukuri.luke.fi/handle/10024/553493

With projected climate change, urban spruce-dominated forests are facing increasing risks of forest damages, encouraging management for mixed stand structures. In the major cities of southern Finland, forests are preferentially maintained continuously covered, and tree regeneration is mostly reliant...