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Table 1 Silvicultural models characteristics and growth models applied in simulation

From: Forest management for optimizing soil protection: a landscape-level approach

Species

Stand

Density

(trees∙ha− 1)

Beat up

(%)

Pruning and thinning

(year)

Wilson factor

Harvest

(year)

Pinus pinaster Ait.

Mixed

Pure

2200

1100

15

15

101, 20 to 50 (every 5)

151, 24 to 45 (every 10)

0.27

0.27

40 to 60

35 to 50

Eucalyptus sp. Labill

Mixed or pure

1400

15

32

–

10 to 12

Castanea sativa Mill.

Pure

1250

20

According to site index

–

40 to 55

Quercus robur L.

Pure

1600

20

20, 233, 27, 37, 45

0.20

40–60

Quercus suber L.

Pure

1600

20

15, 30, 40, 58, 76

–

30, 40, then every 94

  1. 1Pre-commercial thinning; 2Stool thinning in the 2nd and 3rd coppice cycles, with 1.6 intensity; 3Pruning; 4Debarking (cork extraction)