Thinning alternatives for ponderosa pine: Tools and strategies for family forest owners

Western Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 216-223

  Oester, Paul T ^a   Emmingham, William H ^a   Larson, Pat ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bark beetles; Density management; Forest vegetation simulator (FVS); Growth response; Stand density index (SDI); Thinning regimes

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MANAGEMENT; SOFTWOODS; VEGETATION;

BARK BEETLES; DENSITY MANAGEMENT; FOREST VEGETATION SIMULATOR; GROWTH RESPONSE; STAND DENSITY INDEX; THINNING REGIMES;

FORESTRY;

BASAL AREA; FOREST MANAGEMENT; PINUS PONDEROSA; SILVICULTURE; SIMULATION; STAND DENSITY; THINNING;

COLEOPTERA; DENDROCTONUS PONDEROSAE; PINUS MUGO; PINUS PONDEROSA; SCOLYTINAE;

EID: 27644492986     PISSN: 08856095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/wjaf/20.4.216     Document Type: Article

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