Operability and location of Michigan's timber resource.

Mark H. Hansen; Jerold T. Hahn

doi:10.2737/NC-GTR-116

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Operability and location of Michigan's timber resource.

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Authors:

Mark H. Hansen, Jerold T. Hahn

Year:

1987

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Northern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/NC-GTR-116

Source:

General Technical Report NC-116. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station

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Abstract

Operability is the ease or difficulty of managing or harvesting timber because of physical conditions in the stand or on the site. Data collected during the 1980 Michigan statewide forest inventory were used to examine operability of the timber resource based on seven operability components.

Keywords

management opportunities, forest inventory, prime forest land, harvesting, accessibility

Citation

Hansen, Mark H.; Hahn, Jerold T. 1987. Operability and location of Michigan''s timber resource. General Technical Report NC-116. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station