Cost of Regeneration of Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) Crops in National Forests-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Cost of Regeneration of Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) Crops in National Forests

Published:2024-07-13 Issue:7 Volume:15 Page:1218
ISSN:1999-4907
Container-title:Forests
language:en
Short-container-title:Forests

Author:

Okoń Sławomir¹,Wieruszewski Marek²^ORCID,Dynowska Joanna³^ORCID,Ankudo-Jankowska Anna⁴,Adamowicz Krzysztof⁴

Affiliation:

1. Regional Directorate of State Forests in Radom, ul. 25 Czerwca, 68, 26-600 Radom, Poland

2. Department Mechanical Wood Technology, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Wojska Polskiego 28, 60-637 Poznan, Poland

3. Institute of Management and Quality Sciences, Faculty of Economic Sciences, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland

4. Department of Forestry Economics and Technology, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Wojska Polskiego 71c, 60-625 Poznan, Poland

Abstract

Silvicultural processes are an essential issue of rational forest management. Both man-made (artificial) and natural restoration methods are used in European forestry. A study of the cost drivers of forest restoration from the early stages of land clearing to cultivation was conducted for Scots pine tracts in a coniferous forest habitat. The cost data were tested for homogeneity of variance (Levene’s test) and normality (Shapiro–Wilk test) using a significance level of α = 0.05. The research indicated that the cost of artificial restoration (planting) of a pine forest is about 30% higher than the cost of natural restoration. The research also indicated that the main cost driver (about 35%) of the artificial restoration process was seedlings and planting costs. Further, the viability of supplementing natural planting with artificial planting was confirmed.

Funder

Polish Minister of Science and Higher Education

Publisher

MDPI AG

Link

https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/15/7/1218/pdf

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