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Growth Trends in European Forests

Studies from 12 Countries

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Editors:
  1. Heinrich Spiecker

    1. Institut für Waldwachstum, Universität Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

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  2. Kari Mielikäinen

    1. Forest Research Institute, Vantaa, Finland

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  3. Michael Köhl

    1. WSL Birmensdorf, Birmensdorf, Switzerland

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  4. Jens Peter Skovsgaard

    1. Danish Forest and Landscape Research Institute, Høsholm, Denmark

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Table of contents (25 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction

    • Heinrich Spiecke
    Pages 1-6

  3. Construction of a 7500-Year Tree-Ring Record for Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris, L.) in Northern Fennoscandia and its Application to Growth Variation and Palaeoclimatic Studies

    • Pentti Zetterberg, Matti Eronen, Markus Lindholm
    Pages 7-18

  4. Growth Trends of Forests in Finland and North-Western Russia

    • Kari Mielikäinen, Svetozar N. Sennov
    Pages 19-27

  5. Short- and Long-Term Natural Trends of Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris, L. ) Radial Growth in North- and Mid-Taiga Forests in Karelia

    • Serguei M. Sinkevich, Markus Lindholm
    Pages 29-40

  6. Growth Trends of Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris, L.) in Unmanaged and Regularly Managed Stands in Southern and Central Finland

    • Kari Mielikäinen, Mauri Timonen
    Pages 41-59

  7. Studies on Growth Trends of Forests in Sweden and Norway

    • Björn Elfving, Lars Tegnhammar, Björn Tveite
    Pages 61-70

  8. Stability of Site Index in Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris, L.) Plantations over Year of Plantingin the Period 1900-1977 in Sweden

    • Björn Elfving, Kenneth Nyström
    Pages 71-77

  9. Long-Term Changes in Site Index in Growth and Yield Experiments with Norway Spruce (Picea abies, [L.] Karst) and Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris, L.) in Sweden

    • Harry Eriksson, Kjell Karlsson
    Pages 79-88

  10. Increasing Site Productivity During Consecutive Generations of Naturally Regenerated and Planted Beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) in Denmark

    • J. P. Skovsgaard, H. A. Henriksen
    Pages 89-97

  11. Height Growth Investigations of Norway Spruce (Picea abies, [L.] Karst.) in the Eastern Part of Germany During the Last Century

    • Günter Wenk, Michael Vogel
    Pages 99-106

  12. Growth Trends of Forests in Southern Germany

    • Hans Pretzsch
    Pages 107-131

  13. Has Site Productivity Changed? A Case Study in the Eastern Swabian Alb, Germany

    • Hans Untheim
    Pages 133-147

  14. Forest Decline and Growth Trends in Central Europe - a Review

    • Hubert Sterba
    Pages 149-165

  15. Long-Term Growth Trends of Trees: Ten Years of Dendrochronological Studies in France

    • Vincent Badeau, Michel Becker, Didier Bert, Jean Luc Dupouey, François Lebourgeois, Jean-François Picard
    Pages 167-181

  16. Growth Trends of Trees. Regional Study on Norway Spruce (Picea abies, [L.] Karst.) in the Swiss Jura

    • Olivier Schneider, Philippe Hartmann
    Pages 183-198

  17. Growth Trends of Swiss Forests: Tree-Ring Data. Case Study Toppwald

    • O. U. Bräker
    Pages 199-217

  18. Growth Patterns in Forests of the Canton of Berne, Switzerland, Based on Inventory Data

    • Michael Köhl
    Pages 219-237

  19. Diameter and Basal Area Increment in Permanent Growth and Yield Plots in Switzerland

    • Andreas Zingg
    Pages 239-265

  20. A Comparison of Analytical Approaches for Detecting Diameter Growth Trends: Case Studies from Switzerland

    • Michael Köhl, Andreas Zingg, Otto Ulrich Bräker
    Pages 267-274
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About this book

The European Forest Institute (EFI) has five Research and Development priority ar­ eas: forest sustainability, forestry and possible climate change, structural changes in markets for forest products and services, policy analysis, and forest sector informa­ tion services and research methodology. In the area of forest sustainability our most important activity has been the project "Growth trends of European forests", the re­ sults of which are presented in this book. The project was started in August 1993 under the leadership of Prof. Dr. Heinrich Spiecker from the University of Freiburg, Germany, and it is one of the first EFI's research projects after its establishment in 1993. The main purpose of the project was to analyse whether site productivity has changed in European forests during the last decades. While several forest growth studies have been published at local, re­ gional and national levels, this project has aimed at stimulating a joint effort in iden­ tifying and quantifying possible growth trends and their spatial and temporal extent at the European level. Debate on forest decline and possible climate change, as well as considerations re­ lated to the long term supply of wood underline the importance of this project, both from environmental and industrial points of view. Knowledge on possible changes in growth trends is vital for the sustainable management of forest ecosystems.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Institut für Waldwachstum, Universität Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

    Heinrich Spiecker

  • Forest Research Institute, Vantaa, Finland

    Kari Mielikäinen

  • WSL Birmensdorf, Birmensdorf, Switzerland

    Michael Köhl

  • Danish Forest and Landscape Research Institute, Høsholm, Denmark

    Jens Peter Skovsgaard

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Growth Trends in European Forests

  • Book Subtitle: Studies from 12 Countries

  • Editors: Heinrich Spiecker, Kari Mielikäinen, Michael Köhl, Jens Peter Skovsgaard

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-61178-0

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1996

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-61460-9Published: 16 August 1996

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-64734-5Published: 28 September 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-61178-0Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 372

  • Topics: Forestry, Agriculture, Geoecology/Natural Processes, Nature Conservation, Ecology

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