Workshop on the theme Structure and growth of trees in mixed forests

on 26.2. 2009 9:00 – 16:00
at the Finnish Forest Research Institute, Vantaa Research Unit, Finland

Sauli Valkonen (invited presentation)
Birch admixture in conifer stands in Finland - a challenge and an asset (pdf)

Stefan Fleck and Risto Sievänen
Presentation of experiments of the studies: SSCS Finland (pdf) , Hainich Germany (pdf 12.5 MB)

Tuomo Kalliokoski
Characteristics of fine roots and ectomycorrhizae along gradients of stand developmental stage and soil fertility in mixed boreal forests (pdf)

Catharina Meinen
Fine root dynamics in broad-leaved deciduous forest stands differing in tree species diversity (pdf)

Risto Sievänen
Modeling the structure of coarse roots of birch, spruce and pine (pdf)

Anna Lintunen
Vascular elements from root to shoot in pine, spruce, and birch (pdf)

Tobias Gebauer
Sap flux-scaled canopy transpiration in species-rich and species-poor temperate deciduous forests (pdf)

Eero Nikinmaa
Photosynthetic production in crowns of pine, birch, and spruce (pdf)

Mascha Jacob
Productivity and nutrient relations of trees in deciduous forests along a gradient of increasing tree species diversity

Tero Kokkila
Growth driven by light competition in mixed forests simulated by the model Acrobas (pdf)

Inga Schmidt
Tree neighborhood effects on the radial increment of European beech in mixed stands (pdf)

Andreas Mölder
Herb-layer diversity in deciduous forests: Raised by tree richness or beaten by beech? (pdf)