Research on retention forestry in Northern Europe

• Published in: Ecological processes Vol. 9; no. 1; p. 3
• Main Authors: Gustafsson, Lena, Hannerz, Mats, Koivula, Matti, Shorohova, Ekaterina, Vanha-Majamaa, Ilkka, Weslien, Jan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 17.01.2020; Springer Nature B.V; SpringerOpen
• Subjects: Baltic States; Biodiversity; Buffer strips; Buffer zones; Clearcutting; Conservation; cost effectiveness; Dead wood; Deadwood; Earth and Environmental Science; Ecological function; Ecological monitoring; Ecological Perspectives on Variable Retention Forestry; Ecology; Ekologi; Environment; Experiments; Finland; Forest management; Forest Science; Forestry; forests; habitats; landscapes; Northern European region; Norway; Plant species; Populus tremula; prioritization; Rare species; Retention; Review; Russia; Skogsvetenskap; Species composition; species diversity; stumps; Surveys; Survival; Sweden; trees; Watercourses; Sweden; Northern Europe; Finland; Russia; Baltic States; Northern European region; Norway; Deadwood; Retention patches; Variable retention; Buffer strips; Conservation; Forestry; High stumps; Biodiversity; Experiments

Retention approaches in forest management are today common in several North European countries, integrated into the clearcutting practice as a way to promote biodiversity and maintain ecosystem functions. Individual green trees and retention patches (tree groups) are retained at final harvest, and d...