Regeneration after clear-felling and selection-felling in an Icelandic birch forest

• Main Author: Þröstur Eysteinsson 1955-
• Other Authors: Landbúnaðarháskóli Íslands
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: Birki; Skógarhögg; Skógrækt; Orlova; Stump; Iceland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1946/19791

Extensive literature exists on birch silviculture in North America and Europe (Perala & Alm 1990, Hynynen et al. 2010). Birches are managed by both coppicing and seedling-based regeneration with good success. High light levels are considered essential for vigorous growth and therefore clear-fell...