Safeguarding species richness vs. increasing the use of renewable energy—The effect of stump harvesting on two environmental goals

• Main Authors: Geijer, Erik, Andersson, Jon, Bostedt, Göran, Brännlund, Runar, Hjältén, Joakim
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Subjects: Stump; Deadwood; Northern Sweden
• Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1104689914000026

Deadwood is recognized as one of the most important resources affecting forest biodiversity. Its absence from the forest landscape is, therefore, of concern, such that one official Swedish environmental objective is to increase the volume of deadwood. However, increasing the use of renewable energy...