Forests play a vital role in mitigating climate change, as they sequester and store large quantities of carbon. This dissertation examines how carbon storage may be increased by changing forest management at the stand level. To extend the economics of forest carbon storage beyond single-species...

Systematic phytochemical investigation of the bark and leaves of Betula alba was independently conducted. A new cyclic diarylheptanoid glucoside (1), five diarylheptanoids (2-6), a phenylethanoid (7), a methyl salicylate glycoside (8), a dihydrobenzofuran glucoside (9), an arylbutanoid glycoside...

In this study, the capital return rate and carbon storage on forest estates with three boreal tree species are discussed. A growth model is applied, along with verified yield models of sawlogs and veneer logs. Using the normal forest principle, thinning schedules and rotation ages maximizing the...

In post-disturbance areas, salvage logging is a common management practice that can negatively affect ecosystem services and alter successional pathways of natural regeneration. In this study, we aim to investigate the effects of salvage logging in post-fire areas on the regeneration and height of...

Validating methodology for quantifying of carbon (C) loss from dead wood is critical for understanding C turnover in forest ecosystems. We compared estimates of CO₂ fluxes with a closed dynamic chamber method using an infrared gas analyzer with: (1) small chambers installed on the downed woody...

Context: There is a need for a reliable, fast, and inexpensive evaluation method to better sort hardwood thinnings according to mechanical properties for use in potential added-value applications. Aims: The estimation by non-destructive testing of mechanical properties of round small-diameter...

The Scandinavian region is home to a unique biome with endemic plant species. The aim of this study was to explore this natural diversity and identify plant extracts providing positive skin barrier effects. Six plant extracts were identified as starting material. Following biochemical screening,...

This manuscript summarizes results of using birch (Betula pubescense) as alternative feed resource for ruminants. Birch was chosen for its abundance and, in contrast to aspen, it grows all over Norway. Birch was processed using various methods, including steam explosion and alkali treatments....

Birch improves the resilience of forests by colonizing forest gaps and rapidly increasing soil functioning and biodiversity [1], the healing properties of birch bark and extracts of birch bark have long been known in folk medicine around the world [2], and some species of birch are traditionally...