Lars Lundqvist

I am Associate professor in silviculture focusing on forest growth and yield, and especially alternative forestry like the selection system.

My research has mainly focused on stand dynamics of uneven-aged forests, selection system and single-tree selection, but has also included other kinds of alternative forestry. I have also spent some time on trying to incorporate biomechanics in studies of tree growth, i.e how windsway affects tree growth.

In 2023 I published a practical manual for using the selection system in forestry, in Swedish. It will be published in English during 2025.
The manual describes the natural dynamics of full-storied Norway spruce forests and how you should think if you want to manage it with single-tree selection. It gives a brief overview of other alternative ways to manage your forest and some advice if you want to transform your forest from single-storied managed with rotation forestry system to full-storied managed with selection system and single-tree selection.

Some recent scientific publications:

Long-term yield and biodiversity in stands managed with the selection system and the rotation forestry system: A qualitative review

Multi-layered Scots pine forests in boreal Sweden result from mass regeneration and size stratification

Tamm Review: Selection system reduces long-term volume growth in Fennoscandic uneven-aged Norway spruce forests