Report, 2009
A Method for Natural Regeneration of Beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) practised in Southern Sweden
Övergaard, Rolf; Agestam, Eric; Ekö, Per-Magnus; Johansson, UlfAbstract
In Sweden the most common way to regenerate beech forests is intensive natural regeneration combined with site preparation. However, the method has both economic and ecological drawbacks. On a large estate in southern Sweden a more non-intensive regeneration method is practised. Several catious cuttings regulate the forest floor conditions as well as the development of new seedlings originating from mast years occurring under a longer period. The aim of this study was to document this method and to study its regeneration dynamics. The seedling density recorded in the later phases of the regeneration period is considered to be sufficient for the development of new standsKeywords
Plant dynamics; pre-commercial thinning; regeneration-phase; regeneration quality; sapling; seed-fall; seed-tree; shelter-wood; site conditions; seedling establishmentPublished in
Studia Forestalia Suecica2009, volume: 218
Publisher: SLU
Authors' information
Övergaard, Rolf
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Unit for Field-based Forest Research
UKÄ Subject classification
Forest Science
URI (permanent link to this page)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/26671