Abstract

Clear-cutting has been the dominant harvesting method used in boreal forest silviculture. Reducing the potential negative effects of intensive forestry activities on ecosystems, e.g., the simplification and homogenization of stand structure, requires diversifying silvicultural practices to promote forest resilience in the face of climate change. Priority therefore lies in developing, evaluating, and adapting partial cutting as a potential silvicultural option for ensuring the sustainable management of boreal forests. In this chapter, we summarize the findings of two large-scale experiments conducted in Canadian boreal forests that tested new silvicultural approaches and explore their implications for forest management. We discuss the effects of these treatments on tree growth, tree mortality, regeneration, and biodiversity, and we examine the challenges of existing silvicultural approaches in the context of climate change.

Published in

Advances in Global Change Research
2023, number: 74, pages: 417-440
Title: Boreal Forests in the Face of Climate Change : sustainable management
ISBN: 978-3-031-15987-9, eISBN: 978-3-031-15988-6
Publisher: Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-15988-6_16

SLU Authors

• Montoro Girona, Miguel

  • Department of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    
  • Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT)

Associated SLU-program

SLU Forest Damage Center


UKÄ Subject classification

Forest Science


Publication identifier

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-15988-6_16

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/129028