Publications
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2003
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Guillaume Besnard Virginie Acheré Sylvain Jeandroz Øystein Johnsen Tore Skrøppa Patricia Faivre Rampant Jean-Michel FavreAbstract
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Harald Kvaalen Ola Gram Dæhlen Ulrika EgertsdotterAbstract
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Mortality, injury and height growth of planted Picea abies (L.) Karst. were examined in a six-year period in eight stands in southeast Norway. There were four residual stand densities (shelterwoods of high, medium and low density, 25 x 25 m patch cut) combined with three scarification treatments (unscarified, patch scarification, inverting) in a split-plot design. Mortality was generally low during the experimental period, and did not differ significantly between the residual density treatments (mean=11.1%). Both survival and plant height after 6 years were improved by inverting, while patch scarification was intermediate but not significantly different from the unscarified alternative. The patch-cutting resulted in the tallest plants, while only minor differences in height growth were found between the shelterwood treatments. The frequency of injured plants after six years was not significantly affected by the treatments (mean=10.6%). The improved plant establishment with inverting in this study is in agreement with previous studies on clear-cuts.
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Per Otto Flæte Erlend Ystrøm HaartveitAbstract
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H. Mäkinen P. Nöjd H.P. Kahle U. Neumann Bjørn Tveite K. Mielikäinen H. Röhle H. SpieckerAbstract
High-frequency variation of Norway spruce radial increment [Picea abies (L.) Karst.] and its dependence on various climatic variables was compared in stands across latitudinal and altitudinal transects in southwestern and eastern Germany, Norway, and Finland. The tested variables included local temperature and precipitation, northern hemisphere temperature anomalies, and the climatic teleconnection patterns (North Atlantic Oscillation, East Atlantic, East Atlantic Jet, East Atlantic/West Russia, and Scandinavian patterns). Climatic impact on radial increment increased towards minimum and maximum values of the long-term temperature and precipitation regimes, i.e. trees growing under average conditions respond less strongly to climatic variation. Increment variation was clearly correlated with temperature. Warm Mays promoted radial increments in all regions. If the long-term average temperature sum at a stand was below 1,200-1,300 degree days, above average summer temperature increased radial increment. In regions with more temperate climate, water availability was also a growth-limiting factor. However, in those cases where absolute precipitation sum was clearly related to radial increment variation, its effect was dependent on temperature-induced water stress. The estimated dates of initiation and cessation of growing season and growing season length were not clearly related to annual radial increment. Significant correlations were found between radial increment and climatic teleconnection indices, especially with the winter, May and August North Atlantic Oscillation indices, but it is not easy to find a physiological interpretation for these findings.
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Tove M. Østensvik Kaj Bo VeierstedAbstract
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Per Otto Flæte Erlend Ystrøm HaartveitAbstract
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Halvor SolheimAbstract
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A. Indriksons Talis Gaitnieks P. ZalitisAbstract
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Erlend Ystrøm Haartveit Dag FjeldAbstract
Efforts to improve efficiencies in the forest industries have mainly focused on problems within the borders of the company. Thus, there is an unexploited potential for increased efficiency through integrating and coordinating activities between companies. This poster presents games that mimic the forest industry and demonstrate to...