TY - JOUR
T1 - Main findings and future challenges in forest nutritional research and management in the nordic countries
AU - Ingerslev, Morten
AU - Mälkönen, Eino
AU - Nielsen, Petter
AU - Nohrdstedt, Hans-Örjan
AU - Óskarsson, Hreinn
AU - Raulund-Rasmussen, Karsten
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - Previous research has documented that nitrogen fertilization can lead to a significant tree growth increase in large parts of Scandinavia. Nutrient management of Nordic forests is currently under debate, mainly because environmental values are believed to be unnecessarily endangered by these actions. Nutrient management including fertilization, liming, recycling of wood ash or application of alternative nutrient sources can counteract nutrient deficiencies and imbalances, and be used for compensating the nutrients removed through harvesting. For successful implementation of nutritional management measures, several questions should still be studied. These questions mainly concern diagnosis of the need for applications, nutritional sustainability and treatment effects on the forest ecosystem and the surrounding environment.
AB - Previous research has documented that nitrogen fertilization can lead to a significant tree growth increase in large parts of Scandinavia. Nutrient management of Nordic forests is currently under debate, mainly because environmental values are believed to be unnecessarily endangered by these actions. Nutrient management including fertilization, liming, recycling of wood ash or application of alternative nutrient sources can counteract nutrient deficiencies and imbalances, and be used for compensating the nutrients removed through harvesting. For successful implementation of nutritional management measures, several questions should still be studied. These questions mainly concern diagnosis of the need for applications, nutritional sustainability and treatment effects on the forest ecosystem and the surrounding environment.
U2 - 10.1080/02827580152699330
DO - 10.1080/02827580152699330
M3 - Journal article
SN - 0282-7581
VL - 16
SP - 488
EP - 501
JO - Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research
JF - Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research
IS - 6
ER -