Information about old growth for selected forest type groups in the eastern United States.

Lucy E. Tyrrell; Gregory J. Nowacki; David S. Buckley; Elizabeth Nauertz; Jeffrey N. Niese; Jeanette L. Rollinger; John Zasada; John C. Zasada

doi:10.2737/NC-GTR-197

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Information about old growth for selected forest type groups in the eastern United States.

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Authors:

Lucy E. Tyrrell, Gregory J. Nowacki, David S. Buckley, Elizabeth Nauertz, Jeffrey N. Niese, Jeanette L. Rollinger, John Zasada, John C. Zasada

Year:

1998

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Northern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/NC-GTR-197

Source:

General Technical Report NC-197. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station. 507 p.

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Abstract

Compiles information about old-growth attributes for nine forest type groups that occur in the eastern United States. A range of values for each old-growth attribute for each forest type is summarized regionally from published and unpublished sources.

Keywords

old growth, old-growth forest, forest structure, coarse woody debris

Citation

Tyrrell, Lucy E.; Nowacki, Gregory J.; Buckley, David S.; Nauertz, Elizabeth A.; Niese, Jeffrey N.; Rollinger, Jeanette L.; Crow , Thomas S.; Zasada, John C. 1998. Information about old growth for selected forest type groups in the eastern United States. General Technical Report NC-197. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station