Importance of early selective thinning in the development of long‐term stand stability and improved log quality: a review

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Growing Plantation Forests (2010, background): “wind damage is of considerable concern and can discourage thinning (Quine 1995; Wollenweber and Wollenweber 1995; Quine and Bell 1998; Huggard et al. 1999; Gardiner and Quine 2000; Cameron 2002; Hale et al. 2004).”
The influences of forest stand management on biotic and abiotic risks of damage (2009, background): “However, many authors expect greater stability of unevenaged systems due to overstorey trees becoming acclimated to the wind (Cameron, 2002; Mason, 2002).”
The effects of site and stand factors on the tree and wood quality of Sitka spruce growing in the United Kingdom. (2009, background): “In the UK many stands are managed on a no-thin regime due to the risk of wind damage (Cameron 2002).”
Suitability of close-to-nature silviculture for adapting temperate European forests to climate change (2014, background): “However, early reduction of tree density to improve individual tree vigour (Cameron, 2002) may reduce genetic diversity (Finkeldey and Ziehe, 2004).”
Effects of early re-spacing on the physical and mechanical properties of Sitka spruce structural timber (2009, background): “However, in countries such as the United Kingdom and Ireland, which have windy climates, silvicultural regimes often need to balance the goal of improving wood quality with that of maintaining stand stability (Savill, 1983; Cameron, 2002).”