What are the effects of even-aged and uneven-aged forest management on boreal forest biodiversity in Fennoscandia and European Russia? A systematic review

• Published in: Environmental Evidence
• Main Authors: Savilaakso, Sini, Johansson, Anna, Hakkila, Matti, Uusitalo, Anne, Sandgren, Terhi, Monkkonen, Mikko, Puttonen, Pasi
• Other Authors: Department of Forest Sciences, Helsinki University Library
• Format: Review
• Language: English
• Published: BioMed Central 2021
• Subjects: Clearcut; Selection system; Continuous cover forestry; Species richness; Abundance; RETENTION FORESTRY; CONSERVATION; METAANALYSIS; COMMUNITIES; COLEOPTERA; DIVERSITY; SELECTION; BEETLES; 1181 Ecology; evolutionary biology; 4112 Forestry; Deadwood; Fennoscandia
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10138/327045

Background: Forest harvesting changes forest habitat and impacts forest dependent species. Uneven-aged management is often considered better for biodiversity than even-aged management, but there is an ongoing discourse over the benefits and disadvantages of different silvicultural systems. This syst...