Willow short rotation coppice commercially grown on agricultural land in Sweden – possibilities for improvement of biodiversity and landscape design

The report presents the results from an investigation, in which the objectives were to (i) assess the possibilities of short rotation willow plantations to improve environmental qualities and the design of agricultural landscape, and (ii) evaluate how plantations of Salix should be localized and managed in order to support some of the Swedish environmental objectives. In addition, potential conflicts of interest should be identified, e.g., between economic constraints requiring maximized biomass yields on one hand and environmental concerns on the other hand.