More water, less light: how to improve silver fir seeding to convert Norway spruce monocultures into mixed stands in a drier region of Germany

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200211997

Adaptive forest management gains importance as climate and disturbance regimes continue to change. Norway spruce monocultures are particularly vulnerable to those changes. Thus, there is a strong demand to convert pure spruce stands toward better adapted forest ecosystems. Silver fir has similar wood properties as Norway spruce, but is less vulnerable to droughts. Yet, little is known how to efficiently ad mix silver fir into Norway spruce monocultures. We analyzed seedling abundance in mature Norway spruce monocultures 1 year after soil scarification and silver fir seeding in a relatively dry region of southern Germany.Keywords: adaptive management; forest conversion; Norway spruce; regeneration; soil scarification; silver fir