Objective Spruce plantations outside of their potential natural distribution are often unstable due to pest attacks, wind throw, pollution and drought. Despite of fast growth of spruce timber, harvests are often irregular and economical risk increases. Many regions and forest enterprises want to convert spruce forests into mixed broadleaved forests because of biodiversity, recreation, landscaping, and soil nutrient sustainability and to avoid climatic risks. This project addresses key processes and management implications for clear-cut free conversion of spruce stands through introduction of broadleaf species. The project is organised in four work packages that investigate the ecological constrains to growth of under planted broadleaf trees, assess their quality and transfer the results towards forest management. Fields of science agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesforestrysilviculturenatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesenvironmental sciencespollutionnatural sciencesbiological sciencesecologyecosystems Programme(s) FP5-LIFE QUALITY - Specific Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Quality of life and management of living resources", 1998-2002 Topic(s) 1.1.1.-5. - Key action Sustainable Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator University of Ulm Address Albert-einstein-allee 11 89070 Ulm Germany See on map EU contribution € 0,00 Participants (9) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all FEDERAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTRE FOR FORESTS, NATURAL HAZARDS AND LANDSCAPE Austria EU contribution € 0,00 Address Seckendorff-gudent-weg 8 1131 Wien See on map FOREST RESEARCH STATION OF IOWER SAXONY Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Graetzelstrasse 2 37079 Goettingen See on map FUERSTENBERGISCHE FORST- UND GUETERDIREKTION WEITRA Austria EU contribution € 0,00 Address Meierhof 73 3970 Weitra / wultschall See on map GEORG-AUGUST-UNIVERSITY GOETTINGEN Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Wilhelmsplatz 1 37073 Goettingen See on map MENDEL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY Czechia EU contribution € 0,00 Address 3,zemedelska 3 613 00 Brno See on map SLOVENIAN FOREST SERVICE Slovenia EU contribution € 0,00 Address Vecna pot 2 1000 Ljubljana See on map SLOVENIAN FORESTRY INSTITUTE Slovenia EU contribution € 0,00 Address Vecna pot 2 1000 Ljubljana See on map THE SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES Sweden EU contribution € 0,00 Address 10,arrheniusplan 2c 750 07 Uppsala See on map TRAINING FOREST ENTERPRISE - MENDEL UNIVERSITY BRNO Czechia EU contribution € 0,00 Address N° 175 67905 Krtiny See on map
