Looking for promising silvicultural treatments to regenerate boreal forests

Wednesday, October 17, 2018 - 09:00 in Earth & Climate

Clearcutting is the dominant harvesting method in boreal forests of North America and Scandinavia, but today there is a growing interest in silvicultural alternatives that offer a more sustainable forest management. A new study of black spruce regeneration under different experimental harvest treatments suggests that shelterwood is an efficient option to regenerate Canadian forests. Harvesting […]

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