Energy Citations Database

Bibliographic Citation

 
Document
For copies of Journal Articles, please contact the Publisher or your local public or university library and refer to the information in the Resource Relation field.
For copies of other documents, please see the Availability, Publisher, Research Organization, Resource Relation and/or Author (affiliation information) fields and/or Document Availability.
Title Development of understory vegetation in pine and pine-hardwood shelterwood stands in the Ouachita mountains: The first 3 years. Forest Service research paper
Creator/Author Shelton, M.G.
Publication Date1997 Sep 01
OSTI IdentifierOSTI ID: 557538
Report Number(s)PB--98-105281/XAB; FSRP-SRS--8
Other Number(s)TRN: TRN: 73444398
Resource TypeTechnical Report
Resource RelationOther Information: PBD: Sep 1997
Research OrgForest Service, Asheville, NC (United States). Southern Research Station
Subject09 BIOMASS FUELS; PINES; SILVICULTURE
Description/Abstract The shelterwood reproduction cutting method using two overstory compositions (a pine basal area of 30 square feet per acre with and without 15 square feet per acre of hardwoods) and two methods of submerchantable hardwood control (chain-saw felling with and without stump-applied herbicide) was tested in a 2x2 factorial, split-plot design with four randomized complete blocks. Total coverage of understory vegetation after 3 years was greater in the pine overstory treatment (68 percent) than in the pine-hardwood overstory treatment (46 percent) and was slightly greater for manual than chemical hardwood control (60 versus 55 percent). Results indicate that 15 square feet per acre of scattered hardwoods can be retained through at least 3 years after harvest, but additional monitoring will be needed to determine the long-term success of reproduction. Early results suggest that the herbicide treatment was not justified in the stand and site conditions tested in this study; contributing factors were the abundant pine seed production and low levels of competing vegetation.
Country of PublicationUnited States
LanguageEnglish
FormatSize: 26 p.
AvailabilityNTIS
System Entry Date2008 Dec 01

Top