Seven new research projects in the field of forest damage

An expected increase in various forest damages as a result of climate change means that we need to develop knowledge about these damages. The new research projects are meant to seek answers where gaps in knowledge have previously been identified.

One of the new projects will try to develop a method to detect forests suffering from drought. Another will look at the relationship between canopy density and the occurrence of pine needle disease and how serious the damage is. In a third project, we will try to develop and test models adapted for continuous cover forestry.

Research is an important part of the work within the SLU Forest Damage Centre to contribute new knowledge about forest damage and forest pests. Through research and knowledge provision, we create better conditions for preventing and managing damage in the Swedish forest.

Here is a list of all new projects

• Forest companies advice and services to non-industrial private forest owners regarding forest damage, Tomas Kronholm.
• Damage caused by Lophodermium and other pine needle diseases in clear-cut free regimes: risks, uncertainties and implications for forest management, Mikolaj Lula.
• Boring against biodiversity: how is damage of the pine shoot beetle Tomicus piniperda affecting biodiversity benefits of prescribed burning?, Therese Löfroth.
• Data collection for developing remote sensing of forest drought damage, Langning Huo.
• A comparison of nursery and SE-seedlings in continuous cover and clear-cut forest regeneration sites, Adriana Puentes.
• Surveying pest damage and insect biodiversity of Swedish forests: a metabarcoding approach, Donnie Peterson.
• Evidence-based damage data and models for continuous cover forests (EDAMC), Lars Sängstuvall (Jeanette Eggers).

Here you will find all projects within the SLU Forest damage centre.