This study investigated how many larger oaks and other hardwoods remained in 2019, based on the survey conducted in 1996 in Tunhem. The purpose of the survey was to follow up the growth, survival and rejuvenation of the oak population, and to investigate the effect thinning and release has had on...

This article presents the largest non-profit forest inventory in Sweden taking place outside Arjeplog in Norrbotten and tells more about the independent nature conservation institution conducting these inventories. The purpose of the research trip is partly to do something to preserve the remaining ...

The current Swedish forestry model began to be used in the early 1990s with changes in forest policy. The new policy was characterized by the equal goals of production and environmental values. The chapters in this report discuss the Swedish model in a forest policy context; forest policy and...

Restoration of broadleaved forests in southern Sweden is a key issue for many threatened species but also for sustainable timber production and social values. The goals include increasing the area of healthy ecosystems, recovery of degraded lands, increasing biodiversity and ecosystem resilience,...

A young, 6 m high oak with rare lichens was moved 2 km in central Göteborg in 2012 to save it from road work. On the trunk of the tree, several rare and one protected species had been found, viz. Flavoparmelia caperata, F. soredians, Hypotrachyna revoluta, Parmelina quercina, Parmotrema perlatum...

Transects covering 90 km in an area south of Linköping in the province of Östergötland, SE Sweden, were relocated and reinventoried in 2013 using the same methodology as in the first national forest inventory of 1927. Data for land-use, forest type and species-specific tree sizes were obtained and...

Southern Sweden was hit by hurricane Gudrun in January 2005. This gave rise to increased logging costs and lower timber prices. By contrast, in the north of the country, logging costs remained unchanged, but timber prices were somewhat higher. This paper presents the results of Skogforsk's annual...

The new Swedish Red List of vascular plants, bryophytes, algae, lichens and macrofungi is briefly presented. These groups now comprise more than 1800 red-listed species, corresponding to 21% of the assessed species. A net increase of 170 red-listed species since 2010 is mainly the result of more...

A population of the tall broadleaved forest grass Cinna latifolia was studied before and at several occasions during a 30-year period after clear-felling. The locality is a ravine with a brook at its bottom in the province of Hälsingland, C Sweden. A 60-m-long section of the ravine bottom was...

Studies have indicated that afforestation in Sweden could be increased by 36% as a result of careful management in existing forests; by 6% if trees are planted on some agricultural land; and by a further 7% if swampy and boggy areas of land are drained and planted with trees. This forecast of an...