Spread of the Introduced Sitka Spruce (Picea sitchensis) in Coastal Norway

• Published in: Forests
• Main Authors: Per Nygaard, Bernt-Håvard Øyen
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2017
• Subjects: Sitka spruce; non-native; spread distances; invasive species; habitat invasibility; management; Norway; Carr; North Norway
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/f8010024

Positive and negative effects on ecosystem services from plantation forestry in Europe have led to conflicts regarding non-native tree species. Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr.) is the most common plantation species in northwest Europe, covering 1.3 Mha. In costal Norway, Sitka spruce wa...