Estimating growth and yield of mixed stands

Stephen R. R. Shifley; Burnell C. Fischer

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Estimating growth and yield of mixed stands

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Stephen R. R. Shifley, Burnell C. Fischer

Year:

1989

Type:

Other

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: Hutchinson, Jay G., ed. Central hardwood notes. St. Paul, MN.: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station. 5.04

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Abstract

A mixed stand is defined as one in which no single species comprises more than 80 percent of the stocking. The growth estimation methods described below can be used not only in mixed stands but in almost any stand, regardless of species composition, age structure, or size structure. The methods described are necessary to accommodate the complex species mixtures and irregular size distributions characteristic of many central hardwood stands. These same methods can also be used in pure or even-aged stands, although they will not always be best for those stands.

Parent Publication

Central hardwood notes

Citation

Shifley, Stephen R.; Fischer, Burnell C. 1989. Estimating growth and yield of mixed stands. In: Hutchinson, Jay G., ed. Central hardwood notes. St. Paul, MN.: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station. 5.04