Abstract
This study aimed to assess how the mixture type and the ratio of broad-leaved trees in mixed stands of coniferous and broad-leaved species affected the evaluation of a forest landscape. We created 8 montage pictures with various mixture types (single tree or group mixtures) and ratios of broad-leaved trees. The photos were evaluated by 155 college students using the semantic differential and the paired comparison methods. The results of factor analysis indicated that views of mixed stands are evaluated based on affinity, orderliness, refreshment and activity. Subjects most liked the broad-leaved stand, followed in order by single tree mixed, coniferous, and group mixed stands. In the mixed stands, the higher the ratio of broad-leaved trees, the better subjects liked that forest stand. The mixture type had a stronger effect on evaluating a forest landscape than did the ratio of broad-leaved trees. Subject characteristics such as sex or academic year did not greatly affect the forest landscape evaluations.
