• Salvage logging of mountain birch after geometrid outbreaks: Ecological context determines management outcomes 

      Vindstad, Ole Petter Laksforsmo; Jepsen, Jane Uhd; Klinghardt, Moritz; Ek, Malin; Ims, Rolf Anker (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-12-01)
      Outbreaks of pest insects occasionally cause mortality of entire forest stands. Salvage logging of affected stands is the most common management response to such events. Logging may aid stand recovery by increasing the production and establishment of saplings, or stimulating the production of basal sprouts in sprouting tree species. However, the outcome of logging may depend on the ecological ...
    • Short term effects of clear cutting on the regeneration of sub-arctic birch forest following severe outbreaks by geometrid moths 

      Klinghardt, Moritz (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2013-11-08)
      Birch forests in northern Fennoscandia experience re-occurring mass outbreaks of pest insects often resulting in severe defoliation. Here I test whether systematic clear cutting can accelerate the forest regeneration after outbreaks with uncut control plots as comparison. Basal shoot abundance was used as a main indicator for recovery but comprehensive data sampling also included the abundance of ...