The choice of tree species used in production forests matters for biodiversity and ecosystem services. In Sweden, damage to young production forests by large browsing herbivores is helping to drive a development where sites traditionally regenerated with Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) are instead...
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Felton, A.; Petersson, L.; Nilsson, O.; Witzell, J.; Cleary, M.; Felton, A. M.; Bjorkman, C.; Sang, A. O.; Jonsell, M.; Holmstro, E.; Nilsson, U.; Ronnberg, J.; Kalen, C.; Lindbladh, M.
Publisher
Springer, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation
Ambio, 2019, 49, 5, pp 1035-1049
Since 1967, the historical musical instruments have been defined as objects belonging to the cultural heritage of humanity. Historical string instruments are mainly instruments of classical music belonging to the violin family - the violin, the viola, the cello, the double bass and also the...
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USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, USA
Citation
General Technical Report - Forest Products Laboratory, USDA Forest Service, 2017, No.FPL-GTR-249, pp 14-20
Data on the quality of timber used for building chapels - small buildings for public worship, enabled determination of visual criteria used for the selection of timber in the Republic of Karelia, located in the north-western part of the Russian Federation. It was revealed that as for the majority...
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Kisternaya, M.; Kozlov, V.; Grishina, I.; Leri, M.
Publisher
Elsevier GmbH, München, Germany
Citation
Dendrochronologia, 2016, 40, pp 143-150
The aim of this study was to test whether fragmentation or recreational use affect tree regeneration in urban forests, and to quantify these effects. We sampled tree saplings at different distances from edges in spruce (Picea abies) dominated forests, and at different distances from paths that...
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Lehvävirta, S.; Vilisics, F.; Hamberg, L.; Malmivaara-Lämsä, M.; Kotze, D. J.
Publisher
Elsevier GmbH, München, Germany
Citation
Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2014, 13, 4, pp 869-877
Ips typographus (Col., Curculionidae, Scolytinae) occurring on Picea abies stems is a species characterised by large fluctuations in population numbers and causing frequent outbreaks. In protected areas, I. typographus is regarded as a sensitive bioindicator responsive to changes in forest health...
Author(s)
Borkowski, A.; Podlaski, R.
Publisher
Springer, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation
Biodiversity and Conservation, 2011, 20, 13, pp 2933-2951
The frequency and diversity of wood inhabiting fungi in the exterior wood were established in the Araishi lake fortress, the Lielvarde wooden castle, the Latvian Ethnographic Open-Air Museum, Riga, and twelve wooden heritage objects in the Eastern part of Latvia (Latgale). The inspected wooden...
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Irbe, I.; Karadelev, M.; Andersons, B.
Publisher
IRG Secretariat, Stockholm, Sweden
Citation
41st Annual Meeting of the International Research Group on Wood Protection, Biarritz, France, 9-13 May 2010, 2010, pp IRG-WP 10-10728
Valaam is a 'museum-reserve' island in Lake Ladoga (N. Russia), which receives 80 000-150 000 tourists each year. A scheme is presented for evaluating the ability of the local vegetation to withstand the recreational impact. The main vegetation types are: (1) open Pinus sylvestris woodland on rocky ...
Author(s)
Markevich, I. A.; Shuzhmov, A. A.
Citation
Lesnoe Khozyaĭstvo, 1991, No. 8, pp 39-40