Peitsa Mikola 
Harsintametsätalous.
Mikola P. (1984). Harsintametsätalous. Silva Fennica vol. 18 no. 3 article id 5220. https://doi.org/10.14214/sf.a15399
English title: Selection system in timber harvesting in FinlandAbstract
This article reviews experiments and practical experience of forest management by the selection system in Finland. In an experiment of 25-year duration the annual growth of uneven-aged Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) H. Karst.) stands was only about 50% of the average annual yield of even-aged stands in normal rotation on the same site.
In Finland the selection system is applicable under exceptional conditions only, viz. In intensively managed park stands and, on the other hand, on very marginal sites, e.g. on peat bogs and mountains near the tree-line. Even normal silviculture, however, may include cuttings which somewhat resemble selection system, e.g. removal of standards or restoration of mismanaged forests.
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Original keywords
kuusi;
metsänhoito;
harsinta;
eri-ikäiskasvatus;
eri-ikäisrakenteinen metsä;
tasaikäiskasvatus;
tasa-ikäinen metsä
English keywords
forest management;
Norway spruce;
Picea abies;
yield;
Finland;
selection system;
even-aged stands;
selection cuttings;
uneven-aged stands
Published in 1984
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