Research article - Peer-reviewed, 2003
Diameter increment in Picea abies shelterwood stands in northern Sweden
Holgen P, Soderberg U, Hanell BAbstract
In this study, the effect of shelterwood density on radial increment and stem form changes was evaluated after 9 yrs for a trial in a forest in northern Sweden dominated by Norway spruce [Picea abies (L.) Karst.]. Radial increment increased after the shelterwood cut, compared with control stands. The effect was of the same magnitude for sparse and dense shelterwoods. The response started in the third growing season and increased until the seventh season after release. The relative increment response was highest in the lower parts of the tree trunk, which indicates a reallocation of increment during the shelterwood period, causing a slight taper deteriorationPublished in
Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research2003, volume: 18, number: 2, pages: 163-167
Publisher: TAYLOR & FRANCIS AS
Authors' information
Söderberg, Ulf
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Forest Resource Management
Holgen, Per
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Silviculture
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Silviculture
UKÄ Subject classification
Forest Science
Publication Identifiers
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02827580310003731
URI (permanent link to this page)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/2577