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SV0057

Forest Regeneration

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Litterature list

**In-depth course in forest regeneration **– course literature, 2025

Please note that all listed course literature will be available in PDF format on Canvas (the student portal) before the start of the course.

Nursery seedlings in regeneration: ecophysiology and practices from propagation to field establishment

  1. Grossnickle, S.C. (2000). Ecophysiology of northern spruce species: the performance of planted seedlings. NRC Research Press.
  2. Grossnickle, S.C. (2005). Importance of root growth in overcoming planting stress. New forests, 30(2), 273-294.
  3. Grossnickle, S.C. (2012). Why seedlings survive: influence of plant attributes. New forests, 43(5), 711-738.
  4. Jacobs, D.F. & Landis, T.D. (2014). Plant nutrition and fertilization. Tropical Nursery Manual. Agricultural Handbook, 732, 232-251.
  5. Nilsson, U., Luoranen, J., Kolström, T., Örlander, G. & Puttonen, P. (2010). Reforestation with planting in northern Europe. Scandinavian journal of forest research, 25(4), 283-294.
  6. Örlander, G., Gemmel, P. & Hunt, J. (1990). Site preparation: a Swedish overview.
  7. Thiffault, N. (2004). Stock type in intensive silviculture: a (short) discussion about roots and size. The Forestry Chronicle, 80(4), 463-468.

Natural regeneration

  1. Lidman, F.D., Karlsson, M., Lundmark, T., Sängstuvall, L. & Holmström, E. (2024). Birch establishes anywhere! So, what is there to know about natural regeneration and direct seeding of birch? New forests, 55(1), 157-171.
  2. Lula, M., Hanssen, K.H., Goude, M., Hökkä, H., Valkonen, S., Brunner, A., Rautio, P., Erefur, C. & Granhus, A. (2025a). Regeneration. In: Continuous Cover Forestry in Boreal Nordic Countries. Springer. 45-72.
  3. Lula, M., Trubins, R., Ekö, P.M., Johansson, U. & Nilsson, U. (2021). Modelling effects of regeneration method on the growth and profitability of Scots pine stands. Scandinavian journal of forest research, 36(4), 263-274.
  4. Övergaard, R. (2010). Seed production and natural regeneration of beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) in southern Sweden.

**Forest genetics **

  1. Eriksson, G. & Ekberg, I. (2001). An introduction to forest genetics.

Ecology of seeds

  1. Fenner, M. & Thompson, K. (2005). The ecology of seeds. Cambridge university press.
  2. U.S. Department of Agriculture. (n.d.). Seed sampling guidelines. RNGR. https://rngr.net/publications/seed-handling-guidebook/seed-testing/at_download/file

Regeneration of broadleaves

  1. Löf, M., Castro, J., Engman, M., Leverkus, A.B., Madsen, P., Reque, J.A., Villalobos, A. & Gardiner, E.S. (2019a). Tamm Review: Direct seeding to restore oak (Quercus spp.) forests and woodlands. Forest Ecology and Management, 448, 474-489.
  2. Löf, M., Madsen, P., Metslaid, M., Witzell, J. & Jacobs, D. (2019b). Restoring forests: regeneration and ecosystem function for the future. New For 50: 139–151.
  3. Xu, W. & Prescott, C.E. (2024). Can assisted migration mitigate climate-change impacts on forests? Forest Ecology and Management, 556, 121738.

Course facts

The course is offered as an independent course: Yes The course is offered as a programme course: Euroforester (MSc) Tuition fee: Tuition fee only for non-EU/EEA/Switzerland citizens: 19030 SEK Cycle: Master’s level (A1N)
Subject: Forestry Science
Course code: SV0057 Application code: SLU-10083 Location: Alnarp Distance course: No Language: English Responsible department: Department of Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre Pace: 100%