Influence of prescribed burning and/or mechanical site preparation on stand stem density and growth of Scots pine stands above the Arctic Circle : results 9-19 years after stand establishment

• Main Author: Sörhult, Mikael
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English; Swedish
• Published: SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management 2012
• Subjects: Direct seeding; Planting; Pinus sylvestris; Damages; Regeneration cost; Simulation; Sådd; Plantering; Skador; Föryngringskostnader; Simulering; Arctic; Polcirkeln; Moose; Norrbotten
• Online Access: https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/4216/

Prescribed burning was commonly used for site preparation in Sweden to establish new forests until the 1960’s, when mechanical scarification was introduced. During recent decades the interest in prescribed burnings has increased again, mainly due to certifications of forestry stating that 5% of the...