Table 2.
Studies comparing the ecological aspects of the two management systems, and their evaluation against the criteria on spatial and temporal scales, and the linkage to a theoretical framework
| Study | Theoretical framework | Study type | Temporal scalea | Spatial scale | Study focus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlegrim et al. (1997) | None | Inventory after harvesting | Short | Stand | Ground beetles |
| Atlegrim and Sjöberg (2004) | None | Inventory after harvesting | Short | Stand | Deadwood and deciduous trees |
| Jalonen and Vanha-Majamaa (2001) | None | Inventory before/after harvesting | Short | Stand | Plant species diversity and cover |
| Matveinen-Huju and Koivula (2008) | Natural disturbance emulation | Inventory before/after harvesting | Short | Stand | Ground-dwelling spiders |
| Siira-Pietikäinen et al. (2003) | None | Inventory before/after harvesting | Short | Stand | Macroarthropods |
| Siira-Pietikäinen et al. (2001) | None | Inventory before/after harvesting | Short | Stand | Soil decomposers |
| Atlegrim and Sjöberg (1996a) | None | Inventory after harvesting | Short | Stand | Blueberry abundance |
| Atlegrim and Sjöberg (1996b) | None | Inventory after harvesting | Short | Stand | Blueberry-feeding larvae |
| Koivula (2002) | Natural disturbance emulation | Inventory before/after harvesting | Short | Stand + adjacent habitat matrix | Carabids |
| Siira-Pietikäinen and Haimi (2009) | None | Re-inventory of earlier harvesting | Medium | Stand | Soil decomposers |
| Shorohova et al. (2008) | None | Decay modeling | Medium | Stand | Stump decay rates |
| Lähde et al. (2002) | Natural disturbance emulation | Inventory before/after harvesting | Medium | Stand | Structural diversity |
aShort time-scale: 0–5 years; medium time-scale 5–15 years