Deadwood enrichment in Fennoscandian spruce forests – New results from the EVO experiment

• Published in: Forest Ecology and Management
• Main Authors: Shorohova, Ekaterina, Lindberg, Henrik, Kuuluvainen, Timo, Vanha-Majamaa, Ilkka
• Other Authors: 4100110710, Luonnonvarakeskus
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier
• Subjects: coarse woody debris; decay; variable retention; decomposition; diversity; fire; habitat management; nature-based forest management; rehabilitation; restoration; Deadwood; Norway; Fennoscandian
• Online Access: https://jukuri.luke.fi/handle/10024/554990; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2024.122013

In Fennoscandian forests, evidence on the effects of variable tree retention, prescribed burning and deadwood creation on deadwood quantity and quality is still scarce. We studied the effects of prescribed burning, tree retention and downed wood creation on the deadwood profile in managed boreal Nor...