… Innovative management and multifunctional utilisation of traditional coppice forests – an
answer to future ecological, economic and social challenges in the European forestry sector …
In contrast to forests originating from seed (the so-called high forest), the rotation period of
coppice forests can be significantly shorter (approx. 5-30 years, depending on the type of
coppice system). In 2000, about 16% of the productive …

… COST Action FP1301 Report — Research Institute for Nature and Forest … Silvicultural
guidelines for European coppice forests. … Forest management …