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Keeping mixtures of Norway spruce and birch in production forests: insights from survey data / Emma Hölmstrom in Scandinavian journal of forest research, vol 36 n° 2-3 ([01/03/2021])  

Public [article]  inScandinavian journal of forest research > vol 36 n° 2-3 [01/03/2021] . - pp 155 - 163 Titre : Keeping mixtures of Norway spruce and birch in production forests: insights from survey data Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Emma Hölmstrom, Auteur ; Therese Carlströmb, Auteur ; Martin Goude, Auteur ; Felicia Dahlgren Lidman, Auteur ; Adam Felton, Auteur Année de publication : 2021 Article en page(s) : pp 155 - 163 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes IGN] Betula pendula [Termes IGN] croissance des arbres [Termes IGN] densité du bois [Termes IGN] inventaire forestier étranger (données) [Termes IGN] peuplement mélangé [Termes IGN] Picea abies [Termes IGN] Suède [Termes IGN] surface terrière [Vedettes matières IGN] Foresterie Résumé : (auteur) Admixtures of birch in Norway spruce plantations are being promoted as a means to increase habitat and species diversity. The implications of this mixture were analysed with regional survey data from southern Sweden. Permanent sample plots from the Swedish National Forest Inventory (NFI), with Norway spruce and admixture of birch, were used to describe the temporal trends in the admixture, regarding species composition and competitive strength. Observations from thinned plots show a higher harvest removal in birch (35%) than for Norway spruce (19%). Observations without thinnings in the period before measurement showed that individual birch tree growth was lower compared to Norway spruce and it decreased even more with increasing stand age and competition. In addition, a complementary field survey, with multiple distributed sample plots in each stand, was used to detect within-stand variation of species composition and density. Although within-stand heterogeneity was larger in mixed stands in terms of species composition, it was not different from Norway spruce monocultures in terms of stand density. These two surveys show that the admixture of birch, for several reasons, decreases over stand age and although birch increases tree species diversity, it does not necessary imply a change in density. Numéro de notice : A2021-606 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : FORET Nature : Article DOI : 10.1080/02827581.2021.1883729 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1080/02827581.2021.1883729 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=98329 [article]