National Forests and Water Guidelines require the establishment of riparian buffers to help
protect the freshwater environment from disturbance by silvicultural operations on the …

This review focuses on timber quality with a particular emphasis on Sitka spruce and sawlog
production, although issues pertaining to pulp and panel quality are also dealt with. The …

Contemporary soil science and conservation methods of effective forestry Forests and the
soils that serve as their foundation cover almost a third of the world's land area. Soils …

Landscapes develop and evolve through an interacting series of processes–climatic,
geological, ecological and cultural–over varying periods of time. These processes shape the …

Lichen and bryophyte communities of spruce and pine plantations in different parts of Britain
were surveyed and compared to those of semi-natural pine and oak woodlands. In total, 202 …

A methodological approach to the identification of biodiversity indicators in commercial
forest stands is illustrated by analysis of the relationships between syrphid (hoverflies) and …

Summary Ecological Site Classification (ESC) will help forest managers to select tree
species, and to make related decisions based on an appreciation of the ecological potential …

This review considers possible changes in the silvicultural systems applied to plantation
forests in Britain, in response to demands for enhanced biodiversity. The options considered …

Macrofungal assemblages of Sitka spruce and Scots pine plantations in northern Britain
were compared to those of semi-natural pine and oak woodlands, with a focus on …

Plant communities (ground and field layer species) within a wide range of coniferous forest
stands across Britain were classified using the National Vegetation Classification, and …