PubAg

Main content area

You searched for: Journal Forestry Remove constraint Journal: Forestry Publication Year 2011 Remove constraint Publication Year: 2011 Source 2011 v.84 no.5 Remove constraint Source: 2011 v.84 no.5
Start Over

Search

11  Search Results

1 - 11 of 11
Number of results to display per page

Search Results

1. Composition, size structure and local variation of naturally regenerated broadleaved tree species in hinoki cypress plantations: a case study in Shikoku, south-western Japan

Author:
Noguchi, Mahoko; Okuda, Shiro; Miyamoto, Kazuki; Itou, Takeharu; Inagaki, Yoshiyuki
Source:
Forestry 2011 v.84 no.5 pp. 493-504
ISSN:
0015-752X
Subject:
interspecific variation; plantations; topography; canopy; saplings; stems; nitrogen; seedlings; soil properties; vegetation; species diversity; natural regeneration; Chamaecyparis obtusa; case studies; overstory; stand structure; understory; Japan
Abstract:
... We aimed to assess the potential of the natural regeneration of broadleaved tree species in relatively dense and approximately 30-year-old hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa) plantations on the Pacific side of Shikoku in south-western Japan. The composition and size structure of naturally established canopy and sub-canopy species were investigated in 18 plots at two hinoki cypress plantation sit ...
DOI:
10.1093/forestry/cpr027

2. Experience with the selection method in pine stands in the southern United States, with implications for future application

Author:
Guldin, James M.
Source:
Forestry 2011 v.84 no.5 pp. 539-546
ISSN:
0015-752X
Subject:
Pinus; climate change; forest industries; forest stands; habitat conservation; landowners; prescribed burning; private lands; risk; selection methods; shelterwood systems; timber management; uneven-aged stands; woodlands
Abstract:
... The selection method applied in shade-intolerant pine stands in the southern United States has been shown to be an effective method of uneven-aged silviculture, but it is becoming less frequently practiced for a variety of reasons. Economically, the high value of standing timber puts fully stocked uneven-aged pine stands at risk of liquidation if the timberland is sold. This is increasingly common ...
DOI:
10.1093/forestry/cpr035

3. Forests in transition: a harvesting model for uneven-aged mixed species forests in Austria

Author:
Thurnher, Christopher; Klopf, Mario; Hasenauer, Hubert
Source:
Forestry 2011 v.84 no.5 pp. 517-526
ISSN:
0015-752X
Subject:
harvesting; tree growth; growth and development; business enterprises; mixed forests; tree and stand measurements; growth models; uneven-aged management; stand basal area; Austria
Abstract:
... Harvesting models are needed within simulation studies to assess ‘business as usual’ scenarios in future stand development. Such models require data from repeated observations addressing the removals as they are based on specific silvicultural management regimes. The purpose of this paper was to develop and apply a harvesting model for uneven-aged single-tree forest management based on data fr ...
DOI:
10.1093/forestry/cpr021

4. History, current status and future prospects of uneven-aged forest management in the Dinaric region: an overview

Author:
Boncina, Andrej
Source:
Forestry 2011 v.84 no.5 pp. 467-478
ISSN:
0015-752X
Subject:
Abies alba; Fagus sylvatica subsp. sylvatica; carbonates; forests; shelterwood systems; silvicultural practices; soil erosion; trees; uneven-aged management
Abstract:
... The development of uneven-aged forest management in the Dinaric region (north-west Balkans) is reviewed. Uneven-aged silviculture has been the major silvicultural system in the region since regular forest management began in the second half of the nineteenth century. Regular forest management in former virgin forest areas began as selection forest management mainly because of the awareness of the ...
DOI:
10.1093/forestry/cpr023

5. Knowledge production and learning for sustainable forest management on the ground: Pan-European landscapes as a time machine

Author:
Angelstam, Per; Axelsson, Robert; Elbakidze, Marine; Laestadius, Lars; Lazdinis, Marius; Nordberg, Mats; Pătru-Stupariu, Ileana; Smith, Mike
Source:
Forestry 2011 v.84 no.5 pp. 581-596
ISSN:
0015-752X
Subject:
case studies; equipment; forest management; forests; governance; issues and policy; landscapes; learning; sustainable agriculture; sustainable forestry; woodlands; Germany; Romania; Russia; Scotland; Sweden; Ukraine
Abstract:
... While sustainable forest management (SFM) policy processes are well developed, implementation on the ground remains a challenge. Given the diversity of biophysical conditions, economic histories and governance systems on the European continent, regionally and temporally adapted and adaptive solutions are needed for both social and ecological systems. To illustrate this, we apply (1) a biographic f ...
DOI:
10.1093/forestry/cpr048

6. May risk aversion lead to near-natural forestry? A simulation study

Author:
Roessiger, Joerg; Griess, Verena C.; Knoke, Thomas
Source:
Forestry 2011 v.84 no.5 pp. 527-537
ISSN:
0015-752X
Subject:
Fagus sylvatica subsp. sylvatica; Picea abies; attitudes and opinions; bioeconomic models; forestry; forests; harvest date; prices; risk; trees; uncertainty
Abstract:
... Based on a literature review and on a new bioeconomic modelling approach, we investigated whether or not clear-cutting and mono-species forests are the optimal silvicultural strategies under the presence of risk. The model reflects a risk-avoiding attitude and builds upon portfolio theory. The selected tree species and the timing of regeneration harvests constitute a total of 22 management alterna ...
DOI:
10.1093/forestry/cpr017

7. Simulation of strip-gap arrangement in cedar plantations to regulate the light environment and competition between dwarf bamboo and beech seedlings

Author:
Fujishima, Mizuki; Naramoto, Masaaki; Mizunaga, Hiromi
Source:
Forestry 2011 v.84 no.5 pp. 505-515
ISSN:
0015-752X
Subject:
Cedrus; Cryptomeria japonica; Fagus crenata; Sasa; bamboos; digital elevation models; plantations; seedlings; stand structure; temporal variation; topography; trees; United States
Abstract:
... We estimate a suitable strip-gap arrangement in Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) plantations to promote the growth of beech (Fagus crenata) seedlings and control dwarf bamboo (Sasa kurilensis) in mountainous areas using a hemispherical model and United States Geological Survey Digital Elevation Model (DEM). Clarification was also sought on whether the gap arrangement should be altered with to ...
DOI:
10.1093/forestry/cpr028

8. Structural dynamics and synchronous silver fir decline in mixed old-growth mountain forests in Eastern and Southeastern Europe

Author:
Diaci, J.; Rozenbergar, D.; Anic, I.; Mikac, S.; Saniga, M.; Kucbel, S.; Visnjic, C.; Ballian, D.
Source:
Forestry 2011 v.84 no.5 pp. 479-491
ISSN:
0015-752X
Subject:
Abies alba; Nothofagus menziesii; air pollution; anthropogenic activities; canopy; decline; deer; dieback; mortality; old-growth forests; saplings; silviculture; tree and stand measurements; windthrow; Bosnia-Herzegovina; Croatia; Eastern European region; Slovakia; Slovenia
Abstract:
... Studies of old-growth forests are becoming increasingly important for the improvement of silviculture and for understanding environmental changes. However, in Europe such forests are rare, fragmented and influenced by millennia of human activity. Comparative studies of old-growth forests across Europe are needed to improve knowledge on how direct and indirect anthropogenic factors influence their ...
DOI:
10.1093/forestry/cpr030

9. Uneven-aged forest management in boreal Sweden: local forestry stakeholders’ perceptions of different sustainability dimensions

Author:
Axelsson, Robert; Angelstam, Per
Source:
Forestry 2011 v.84 no.5 pp. 567-579
ISSN:
0015-752X
Subject:
boreal forests; forest industries; forest policy; land policy; management systems; stakeholders; uneven-aged management; wood; Sweden
Abstract:
... To implement policies on sustainable forest management (SFM), there is a need to satisfy economical, ecological and socio-cultural sustainability objectives. Due to a long history of sustained yield wood production to satisfy the needs of the forest industry, clearfelling management systems are used in ∼96 per cent of managed forests in Sweden. To satisfy the intentions of contemporary forest an ...
DOI:
10.1093/forestry/cpr034

10. Uneven- vs even-aged management in Finnish boreal forests

Author:
Laiho, Olavi; Lähde, Erkki; Pukkala, Timo
Source:
Forestry 2011 v.84 no.5 pp. 547-556
ISSN:
0015-752X
Subject:
Betula; Pinus; boreal forests; carbon sequestration; even-aged management; even-aged stands; field experimentation; seedlings; stand density; trees; uneven-aged management; uneven-aged stands
Abstract:
... The article summarizes results obtained from several field experiments, measured in uneven-aged forests during a long period; from the 1930s until the present. Experiments have been established in both Norway spruce- and Scots pine-dominated stands. The purpose is to evaluate the feasibility of uneven-aged forest management under Finnish conditions and compare uneven-aged management to the current ...
DOI:
10.1093/forestry/cpr032

11. Variable-density thinning in uneven-aged forest management—a case for Norway spruce in Finland

Author:
Pukkala, Timo; Lähde, Erkki; Laiho, Olavi
Source:
Forestry 2011 v.84 no.5 pp. 557-565
ISSN:
0015-752X
Subject:
Picea abies; biodiversity; cutting; even-aged management; forest thinning; forests; harvest date; management systems; outdoor recreation; profitability; timber production; tree and stand measurements; trees; uneven-aged management; Finland
Abstract:
... Almost all commercial forests of Finland are simultaneously used for timber production, outdoor recreation and biodiversity maintenance. For the past 60 years, the official line of silviculture has been even-aged management. However, uneven-aged management and other forms of continuous cover forestry are gradually gaining popularity and also official acceptance. This study analyzed variable densit ...
DOI:
10.1093/forestry/cpr020