The influence of cutting cycle and stocking level on the structure and composition of managed old-growth northern hardwoods

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 259, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1151-1160

  Gronewold, Chris A ^a   D'Amato, Anthony W ^a   Palik, Brian J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diameter distributions; Downed woody debris; Northern hardwoods; Old growth; Single tree selection; Stocking level; Uneven aged management

Indexed keywords

DIAMETER DISTRIBUTIONS; DOWNED WOODY DEBRIS; NORTHERN HARDWOODS; OLD GROWTH; TREE SELECTION; UNEVEN-AGED MANAGEMENT;

DEBRIS; HARDWOODS;

REFORESTATION;

BASAL AREA; CLEARCUTTING; DECIDUOUS TREE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; ORDINATION; REGENERATION; STAND STRUCTURE; WOODY DEBRIS;

FIBER DEBRIS; HARDWOODS; MANAGEMENT; REFORESTATION; TREES;

MICHIGAN; UNITED STATES; UPPER PENINSULA;

BETULA ALLEGHANIENSIS;

EID: 75349093038     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2010.01.001     Document Type: Article

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