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Media type:
E-Article
Title:
Establishment and height development of harvested and naturally regenerated Scots pine near the timberline in North-East Finnish Lapland
Contributor:
Hallikainen, Ville;
Hyppönen, Mikko;
Hyvönen, Juha;
Niemelä, Juhani
Published:
Finnish Society of Forest Science, 2007
Published in:
Silva Fennica, 41 (2007) 1
Language:
Not determined
DOI:
10.14214/sf.308
ISSN:
2242-4075
Origination:
Footnote:
Description:
Researchers and professionals in practical forestry have faced problems concerning the regeneration success of Scots pine in natural regeneration near the timberline in North-East Lapland. The aim of the study was to analyze the seedling establishment and seedling height development of Scots pine in seed-tree stands in the area. The average number of living pine seedlings in the study stands was about 1000 ha, but there was considerable variation between the stands. The seedling density was modelled using a multinomial logistic regression with a random factor. Forest site type and the time since seed-tree cutting were the most significant explanatory variables in the model. The probability of reaching the acceptable seedling density was higher on dry site types than on the more fertile ones. The probability increased with the time elapsed since the regeneration activities. Effective temperature sum and the number of intermediate pines also positively affected the probability, but the presence of residual trees negatively. On northern and eastern slopes the probability was lower than on southern and western ones. Seedling height was modelled using a linear mixed model. The age of a dominant seedling was the most positively effective explanatory variable in the height development model. Other positively affecting significant predictors were time since seed-tree cutting, number of intermediate birches, and distance between a seedling and the nearest seed tree. Degree of paludification had a negative effect. The study suggests that the regeneration of Scots pine in North-East Lapland is a relatively slow process.â1