A. ttaining softwoodr egenerationfo llowing harvesto f softwoods tandso ften necessitatessit e preparation,
planting andc ontrol of competitives peciesi,n cludinge conomicallya nde cologicallyv aluableh ardwoodsA. t the landscape
level this strategym ay contributet o decreasingst andd iversity by favouringr eplacemenotf mixedwoods tandsb y hardwood
or softwoods tands.N atural dynamicsi ndicatet hat a silvicultural approachfa vouring speciesre placemenwt hile, at the
landscapele vel preservinga representativep roportion of hardwood,m ixedwooda nd softwood standsw ould be more
appropriateT. he advantageosf sucha n approacha re discusseidn comparisonw ith currentp ractices.