The war on deciduous forest: Large-scale herbicide treatment in the Swedish boreal forest 1948 to 1984

Östlund, Lars; Laestander, Sandra; Aurell, Gerd; Hörnberg, Greger

doi:10.1007/s13280-021-01660-5

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“…While chemical agents are commonly used in commercial forestry globally, their use in European forests appears to be limited (McCarthy et al, 2011). Pesticides and herbicides have been applied in Europe in afforestation, during soil preparation for seed sowing and in young forest stands as a means to control competing vegetation and insects (Karmiłowicz, 2019;Östlund et al, 2022). Nowadays, application of chemical agents is not common in European forests.…”

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confidence: 99%

How does management affect soil C sequestration and greenhouse gas fluxes in boreal and temperate forests? – A review

Mäkipää

Abramoff

Adamczyk

et al. 2023

Forest Ecology and Management

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Section: Rational For Use Of Chemical Agentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

How does management affect soil C sequestration and greenhouse gas fluxes in boreal and temperate forests? – A review

Mäkipää

Abramoff

Adamczyk

et al. 2023

Forest Ecology and Management

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“…At least 700 000 hectares of productive forestland were sprayed with herbicides in Sweden between 1948 and 1984 (Östlund et al, 2022). Large-scale use of herbicides was banned in the late 1980s because of the widespread protests from a growing environmental movement, which argued that the use of toxins damaged flora, fauna and people who worked with the herbicides (Östlund et al, 2022;Lisberg Jensen, 2006;Lindewall, 1992).…”

Section: Forestry and The Forest Industry In Swedenmentioning

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Natural regeneration and management of birch

Dahlgren Lidman

2022

Acta Universitatis Agriculturae Sueciae

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This thesis offers guidance for those who want to naturally establish, maintain and manage birch in monocultures and mixed stands. Silver and downy birch are the most common broadleaf tree species in northern Europe. In Sweden, the two species together make up approximately 12% of the standing forest volume. This thesis presents results from four studies (papers I - IV), with the aim to increase the level of knowledge about establishment and regeneration of birch, management of naturally regenerated birch in pure and mixed stands, and the distribution of birch over Sweden. The studies were based on experimental data from field trials, survey data from practical forestry, Swedish national forest inventory data and predictive modelling. On dry soil, mechanical site preparation is necessary in order to get a successful regeneration of birch; in wet soil moisture conditions, natural regeneration of birch will appear without effort. It is possible to manage the birch regeneration success if the soil scarification is adapted to the soil moisture conditions (paper I). The proportion of silver and downy birch varied in Sweden’s young forests, and the temperature sum explained most of the variation (paper II). In dense, naturally regenerated stands of birch and Norway spruce, pre-commercial thinning (PCT) had a significant impact on the development of the future stand, and there are several profitable management strategies for the owner of this type of stand (paper III). The proportion of birch tends to decrease after canopy closure in mixtures of Norway spruce with stand age in southern Sweden, regardless of thinning (paper IV). Active forest management is key, in order to maintain the proportion of birch over the full rotation period. In conclusion, this thesis offers knowledge that can contribute to a more varied forestry, and forestry with a greater element of broadleaf trees.

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A Sacred Tree in the Boreal forest: A Narrative About a Sámi Shaman, her Tree, and the Forest Landscape

Bergman¹,

Östlund

2022

Hum Ecol

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Since the early nineteenth century, forest landscapes and socio-economic contexts have significantly changed in northernmost Sweden. These processes include agrarian colonisation, the Christianisation of the indigenous Sámi people, and the transfer of land tenure. We aim to analyse how Sámi religious practice manifested itself in a time of dramatic social transition in northern Sweden by focussing on the life and religious practice of a Sámi woman known as the shaman Guoksik-gummo, 'the Lady of the Siberian Jay.' We analyse a range of historical records and one specific sacred tree related to her to understand this period better and illuminate the changes in land-use religious practice and landscape transformation between the early nineteenth century and the early twenty-first century. We conclude that better documentation, more vital protection by law of Sámi cultural traces in northern landscapes, and better consultation with Sámi are needed in the future.

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The war on deciduous forest: Large-scale herbicide treatment in the Swedish boreal forest 1948 to 1984

Cited by 7 publications

References 28 publications

How does management affect soil C sequestration and greenhouse gas fluxes in boreal and temperate forests? – A review

How does management affect soil C sequestration and greenhouse gas fluxes in boreal and temperate forests? – A review

Natural regeneration and management of birch

A Sacred Tree in the Boreal forest: A Narrative About a Sámi Shaman, her Tree, and the Forest Landscape

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