Figures & data
![Figure 1a–c. Diameter increment, ingrowth, and mortality of Norway spruce using growth models by Pukkala et al. (Citation2009) and Bollandsås et al. (Citation2008), with size-distribution x = [300,180,120,80,50,30,18,10,2,0,0,…].](/cms/asset/33938f1c-0eb9-40b5-bc44-8c0ddee1afc4/sfor_a_982166_f0001_oc.jpg)
Table 1. Saw log and pulpwood stumpage prices for Scots pine, Norway spruce, and birch, € m−3.
![Figure 2a–d. Additive stand basal area development with no harvests. Single-species initial stands at H100 = 24, mixed-species stand at H100 = 20.](/cms/asset/fc54a5b8-715e-452c-bc95-7a4715406d57/sfor_a_982166_f0002_oc.jpg)
![Figure 3. Average annual yields in volume maximization steady state for Scots pine, Norway spruce, and birch with harvesting intervals of 5–80 years.](/cms/asset/cfb571d5-5273-4d85-becd-1342aef382bd/sfor_a_982166_f0003_oc.jpg)
![Figure 4. Development of basal area for Scots pine, Norway spruce, and birch from four different initial stands toward the volume yield maximization steady state.](/cms/asset/ee541699-07ca-4e29-823f-496a71e6ed81/sfor_a_982166_f0004_oc.jpg)
Table 2. The optimal steady-state solution when maximizing volume yield for Scots pine, Norway spruce, and birch using a 5-year harvesting interval.
![Figure 5. Optimal steady-state structures when maximizing volume yield for Scots pine, Norway spruce, and birch with a 5-year harvesting interval. Size classes begin from a diameter of 7.5 cm and increase in 5 cm intervals.](/cms/asset/535e2523-1ecd-4a98-9378-aa3bf8ac1dc3/sfor_a_982166_f0005_oc.jpg)
Table 3. Optimal steady-state solutions when maximizing the net present value of forestry income with a 0% interest rate for Scots pine, Norway spruce, and birch using a 15-year harvesting interval
![Figure 6. Optimal steady-state structures when net present value of forestry income is maximized using a 0% discount rate for Scots pine, Norway spruce, and birch with a 15-year harvesting interval. Size classes begin from a diameter of 7.5 cm and increase in 5 cm intervals.](/cms/asset/fd5f58bd-7254-4d3b-b626-4754739c213d/sfor_a_982166_f0006_oc.jpg)
Table 4. Optimal steady-state solutions when maximizing the net present value of forestry income with a 3% interest rate for Scots pine, Norway spruce, and birch using a 15-year harvesting interval.
![Figure 7. Basal area development for Scots pine, Norway spruce, and birch from four different initial stands toward the net present value of forestry income maximization steady state using a 3% interest rate and a 15-year harvesting interval.](/cms/asset/c17e4073-c72b-4c09-aacf-f1f567302580/sfor_a_982166_f0007_oc.jpg)
![Figure 8. Optimal steady-state structures when net present value of forestry income is maximized using a 3% interest rate for Scots pine, Norway spruce, and birch with a 15-year harvesting interval. Size classes begin from a diameter of 7.5 cm and increase in 5 cm intervals.](/cms/asset/5487fe3d-b3a8-4e75-b813-04d2642ddefd/sfor_a_982166_f0008_oc.jpg)
Table 5. Optimal steady states based on the single-tree model. The site for Scots pine is H100 = 20 and H100 = 24 for Norway spruce. An interest rate of 3% and a harvesting interval of 15 years.
![Figure 9. Optimal steady-state structures obtained with the single-tree model for Scots pine at H100=20 and for Norway spruce at H100 = 24, using a 3% interest rate and a 15-year harvesting interval.](/cms/asset/ccb787ef-6424-40aa-bff6-e24758bd231f/sfor_a_982166_f0009_oc.jpg)