TY - T1 - Stump harvesting in Picea abies stands: soil surface disturbance and biomass distribution of the harvested stumps and roots SN - / UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/235579 T3 - A1 - Kaarakka, Lilli Matilda; Vaittinen, Janne; Marjanen, Mikael; Hellsten, Sofie; Kukkola, Mikko; Saarsalmi, Anna; Palviainen, Marjo Maarit; Helmisaari, Heljä-Sisko Marketta A2 - PB - Y1 - 2018 LA - eng AB - Finland has a long tradition of utilizing forest-based biomass for energy and industry purposes and the use has steadily increased in the past decade due to changes in international and regional energy policies. Intensive harvesting practices, in which a larger proportion of the woody biomass is removed from the forest stand, are becoming more common. The objectives of this study were (i) to evaluate the spatial and temporal extent of soil surface disturbance caused by stump-root system harvesti... VO - IS - SP - OP - KW - 4112 Forestry; FOREST CARBON; Coarse roots; Picea abies; Soil disturbance; Biomass; forest soil; Soil surface disturbance; Stump harvesting; SCOTS PINE STANDS; NORWAY SPRUCE STAND; BOREAL FORESTS; NUTRIENT RELEASE; LOGGING RESIDUES; CARBON STOCKS; NITROGEN POOLS; Finland; bioenergy N1 - PP - ER -