Correction to: Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco) in Europe: an overview of management practices

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Abstract:
Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco), one of the most commercially important tree species in western North America and one of the most valuable timber trees worldwide, was introduced to Europe in 1827. It became a major species for aforestation in Western Europe after WWII, currently grows in 35 countries on over 0.83 million ha and is one of the most widespread non-native tree species across the continent. A lower sensitivity to drought makes Douglas-fr a potential alternative to the more drought-sensitive Norway spruce so its importance in Europe is expected to increase in the future. It is one of the fastest growing conifer species cultivated in Europe, with the largest reported dimensions of 2.3 m in diameter and 67.5 m in height. Pure stands have high productivity (up to 20 m3 ha-1a-1) and production (over 1000 m3 ha-1). The species is generally regenerated by planting (initial stocking density from less than 1000 seedlings ha-1 to more than 4000 ha-1), using seedlings of European provenance derived from seed orchards or certifed seed stands. As the range of end-uses of its wood is very wide, the rotation period of Douglas-fr is highly variable and ranges between 40 and 120 years. When the production of large-sized, knot-free timber is targeted, thinnings are always coupled with pruning up to 6 m. There is an increasing interest in growing Douglas-fr in mixtures and managing stands through close-to-nature silviculture, but the species’ intermediate shade tolerance means that it is best managed through group selection or shelterwood systems.
Keywords Douglas-fir, Ecological requirements, Growth and yield, Timber. Climate change

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Correction to: Douglas‑fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco)
inEurope: anoverview ofmanagement practices
Valeriu‑NorocelNicolescu1 · WilliamL.Mason2· Jean‑CharlesBastien3· TorstenVor4· KrasimiraPetkova5·
VilémPodrázský6· MartinaĐodan7· SanjaPerić7· NicolaLaPorta8· RobertBrus9· SinišaAndrašev10·
MartinSlávik11· JurajModranský12· MichalPástor11,12· KárolyRédei13· BranislavCvjetkovic14·
AhmetSivacioğlu15· VasylLavnyy16· CorneliaBuzatu‑Goanță17· GheorgheMihăilescu1,18
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* Valeriu-Norocel Nicolescu
vnnicolescu@gmail.com; nvnicolescu@unitbv.ro
1 Faculty ofSilviculture andForest Engineering, Transylvania
University ofBrasov, Brasov, Romania
2 Forest Research, Northern Research Station, Roslin,
Midlothian, UK
3 INRAe Centre Val de Loire, Ardon,Orléans, France
4 Faculty ofForest Sciences andForest Ecology, University
Georg-August, Göttingen, Germany
5 University ofForestry, Sofia, Bulgaria
6 Department ofSilviculture, Faculty ofForestry andWood
Sciences, Czech University ofLife Sciences, Prague,
CzechRepublic
7 Croatian Forest Research Institute, Jastrebarsko, Croatia
8 Foundation Edmund Mach, SanMicheleall’Adige, Italy
9 Biotechnical Faculty, University ofLjubljana, Ljubljana,
Slovenia
10 Institute ofLowland Forestry andEnvironment, NoviSad,
Serbia
11 National Forest Centre, Forest Research Institute, Zvolen,
Slovakia
12 Faculty ofEcology andEnvironmental Sciences, Technical
University inZvolen, Zvolen, Slovakia
13 Faculty ofAgricultural andFood Sciences
andEnvironmental Management, University ofDebrecen,
Debrecen, Hungary
14 Faculty ofForestry, University ofBanja Luka, BanjaLuka,
BosniaandHerzegovina
15 Department ofSilviculture, Faculty ofForestry, Kastamonu
University, Kastamonu, Turkey
16 Department ofSilviculture, Ukrainian National Forestry
University, Lviv, Ukraine
17 Faculty ofHorticulture andForestry, Banat’s University
ofAgricultural Sciences andVeterinary Medicine,
Timisoara, Romania
18 Vâlcea County Branch, National Forest
Administration-ROMSILVA, Râmnicu-Vâlcea, Romania