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Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research: journal home: Taylor & Francis and Nordic Forest Research 1986–present English 8 issues per year Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Forstwesen: journal home: Swiss Forest Society 1850–present German and French; occasionally English and Italian 6 issues per year Scottish Forestry: journal home
Uprooted tree stumps. Stump harvesting is not a new process. Records of tree stumps being dug out of the ground for wood fuel go back hundreds of years in Europe. It was practiced in the 1970s in Swedish forests before declining in popularity, but is being considered again there now that there is a greater need for fuel wood.
This category includes scientific journals in forestry and related applied or sub-fields. Journals may be international, regional or national in scope. Journals may be international, regional or national in scope.
The Scandinavian and Russian taiga is an ecoregion within the taiga and boreal forests biome as defined by the WWF classification (ecoregion PA0608). [1] It is situated in Northern Europe between tundra in the north and temperate mixed forests in the south and occupies about 2,156,900 km 2 (832,800 sq mi) in Norway, Sweden, Finland and the northern part of European Russia, being the largest ...
Forest and land was cleared by burning and 4000 km of channels drained the area. [35] Drought and acidification of the lands led to bad harvest and the project was abandoned in 1999. [36] Similar projects in China have led to immense loss of tropical marshes and fens due to rice production. [37]
Other important forestry products included wood pitch, tar, and potash, which were produced for export beginning in the Middle Ages. [5] Forestry work expanded to Norrland beginning in the early 19th century, and the resulting cleared areas became the site of small farms and pastures. Extensive logging resulted in the development of a sawmill ...
Furfurylated wood, holding the Scandinavian ecological label Swan, is today traded as an environmentally friendly product since both the wood and furfuryl alcohol are produced from renewable raw materials. [14] In recent years, attempts to make furfurylated wood as a fire resistant material, have been made. [15] [16]
The undercut or notch cut is the guiding or aiming slot for the tree and is a V-shaped notch placed on the side of the tree in the direction of intended fall. [4]The back cut or felling cut is made on the opposite side of the tree of the undercut and is cut through the base of the tree severing the “hinge” holding the tree up.