Fill-in seedlings in constituting the stocking of Scots pine stands in northern Finland.

• Main Authors: Saarenmaa, Liisa, Leppälä, Timo
• Other Authors: The Finnish Society of Forest Science, Suomen metsätieteellinen seura, Finlands Forstvetenskapliga Samfund
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Finnish Society of Forest Science and The Finnish Forest Research Institute 2009
• Subjects: Pinus sylvestris; planting; orest plantations; spacing; seedlings; survival; mänty; metsänuudistus; täydennysviljely; istutus; tilajärjestys; taimet; Mänty; Norway; Northern Finland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1975/9203

Fill planting is a common procedure following reforestation in Finland. In 1990, 13% of the total of seedlings planted was used for fill planting. The objective of this study is (i) to survey the survival of fill-in seedlings and (ii) to estimate the spatial pattern of stands to evaluate the importa...