Sustainable production of forest biomass

The group is studying carbon and nutrient dynamics in forest ecosystems with a focus on the effects of forest fuel extraction (logging residues, stumps), nutrient compensation with ash, nitrogen fertilization and site preparation. The research is based on data from long-term field trials combined with modeling of processes at the ecosystem scale.

Production of power and heat from forest biomass is renewable and contributes to reducing global warming when used instead of fossil fuels, given that certain sustainability criteria are met, e.g., that the long-term site productivity of sites is maintained. Nutrient compensation with e.g., wood ash and nitrogen fertilization are therefore an integral part of a sustainable extraction of forest fuels.

Read more about the research on the research group's own page.