Balsam Fir Dominant Species Under Rethinned Northern White-Cedar

William F. Johnston

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Balsam Fir Dominant Species Under Rethinned Northern White-Cedar

Informally Refereed

Authors:

William F. Johnston

Year:

1972

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Research Note NC-133. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station

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Abstract

A 20-year thinning study in a Wisconsin swamp stand of middle-aged northern white-cedar indicates that advance tree reproduction and shrubs grow little under after a second thinning to less than 150 square feet of basal area per acre. Balsam fir will probably dominate this undergrowth, particularly if the area is used heavily by snowshoe hare or white-tailed deer.

Keywords

Thuja occidentalis, Abies balsamea, undergrowth, snowshoe hare, browsing

Citation

Johnston, William F. 1972. Balsam Fir Dominant Species Under Rethinned Northern White-Cedar. Research Note NC-133. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station