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Loks, Aksels Edgars, 2020. Appropriate experimental design and pre-commercial thinning regime in Norway spruce stands on former agriculture lands in Latvia. Second cycle, A2E. Alnarp: SLU, Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

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Recent decades Latvian land usage has change and lot of unused agricultural lands has been reforested. These areas show difference by increased growth from typical forest land, because of this trait stands need different silvicultural treatments, implementation time and intensity. Norway spruce (Picea abies) is one of the main species afforested agricultural lands, because of it growth and wood quality properties. Experimental plots were established in south east Latvia, because this region has large proportion of abandoned agricultural land afforested.
One of first important silvicultural practice for managing stand development is pre-commercial thinning (PCT). It allows to alter future stands characteristics by choosing what trees will be left for future forest. PCT allows changing species composition, density and tree quality left after implementation that has direct effect on future growth.
Main objective for thesis was to distinguish appropriate long-term experimental design for assessing effect of different intensity PCT on growth of future stand as well model economical outcome for each treatment.
Randomized complete block design was chosen as appropriate experimental design. Four PCT-treatments were established. The treatments were 1) even distribution PCT retaining 500 trees ha-1, 2) even distribution PCT retaining 1000 trees ha-1 favoring even spatial distribution between trees, 3) PCT retaining the 1000 trees ha-1 with the largest dbh and 4) even distribution PCT with density defined from density of the plot with the lowest density before PCT (1500 trees ha-1). Economical outcome was modeled with heureca using five different scenarios that differed in number of thinnings (2,1,0) that were applied during rotation. Treatment 1500 trees ha-1 showed best economical results. It showed by 17.6% (Stand 1.) and 12% (Stand 2.) larger max NPV+LEV than closest treatment. Treatments with lower density didn’t give significant gain of lowering rotation age as well decreased economical return.

Main title:Appropriate experimental design and pre-commercial thinning regime in Norway spruce stands on former agriculture lands in Latvia
Authors:Loks, Aksels Edgars
Supervisor:Nilsson, Urban
Examiner:Skovsgaard, Jens Peter
Series:UNSPECIFIED
Volume/Sequential designation:328
Year of Publication:2020
Level and depth descriptor:Second cycle, A2E
Student's programme affiliation:SM001 Euroforester - Master's Programme 120 HEC
Supervising department:(S) > Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre
Keywords:management regime, heureka, randomized complete block design, density, economical rotation age, land expectation value
URN:NBN:urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-s-15536
Permanent URL:
http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-s-15536
Subject. Use of subject categories until 2023-04-30.:Forestry - General aspects
Language:English
Deposited On:14 May 2020 08:42
Metadata Last Modified:15 May 2020 07:36

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