Performance of Sown and Naturally Regenerated Picea abies Seedlings Under Different Scarification and Harvesting Regimens

• Published in: Scandinavian journal of forest research Vol. 18; no. 4; pp. 351 - 361
• Main Authors: Hanssen, Kjersti Holt, Granhus, Aksel, Finn H. Braekke, Haveraaen, Oddvar
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Almqvist & Wiksell Periodical Co 2003; Taylor & Francis Group
• Subjects: Growth; harvesting; Harvesting Intensity; Mortality; Natural Regeneration; Norway Spruce; overstory; Picea abies; seedlings; Site Preparation; Norway

Establishment, survival and height growth of sown and naturally regenerated Picea abies (L.) Karst. seedlings were examined in a 6 yr period in eight stands on bilberry woodland in south-east Norway. Five harvesting treatments (shelterwoods of high, medium and low density, 25×25 m patch-cut, 50×50 m...