Bergström, Roger
- Department of Animal Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Abstract
The incidence of recent moose browsing of the main stem on young Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) trees, and correlations with tree or stand characteristics, were examined using data from a large-scale survey in Sweden. On average, 10% of all Scots pine main stems showed one or more types of recent damage, with browsing of the apical leader accounting for about 75% of all damage recorded. Stripping of bark off the main stem occurred most frequently in the southern area. where site productivity is highest. Apical leader browsing was negatively correlated with height of the main stems, length of the apical leader and incidence of pre-commercial thinning, whereas bark stripping and stem breaking were positively correlated with the same variables. All types of recent stem damage correlated positively with the extent of previous stem damage and also with the extent of recent browsing of lateral shoots.
Keywords
apical leader; browsing; bark stripping; damage; Scots pine; stem breaking
Published in
Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research
2001, volume: 16, number: 4, pages: 363-370
Publisher: TAYLOR & FRANCIS AS
SLU Authors
Edenius, Lars
- Department of Animal Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
- Department of Animal Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
UKÄ Subject classification
Environmental Sciences and Nature Conservation
Publication identifier
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02827580152496759
Permanent link to this page (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/6301