
C24 Vestland
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How can we take care of biodiversity in forest areas of complex owner structure and limited tradition of forestry?


General information on Vestland County forests.
Total forest area | 553 000 ha productive forest |
Main management types | Clear-cut (> 90 %) and seed tree harvest |
Total volume | 150 m³/ha |
Annual growth | 3 m³/ha |
Annual cutting rate | 1.2 m³/ha |
Deadwood | 14 m³/ha |
Ownership | Private (approximately 85 %) and public |
Climate | 8 °C mean annual temperature, 1000–4000 mm mean annual precipitation – depending on location and landscape |
Protected area | 6 % of the Norwegian forest area |