Structure of Pine Stands in the Southeast

William Bechtold; Gregory Ruark

doi:10.2737/SE-RP-274

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Structure of Pine Stands in the Southeast

Informally Refereed

Authors:

William Bechtold, Gregory Ruark

Year:

1988

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Southern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/SE-RP-274

Source:

Res. Pap. SE-274. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station. 80 p.

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Abstract

Distributional and statistical information associated with stand age, site index, basal area per acre, number of stems per acre, and stand density index is reported for major pine cover types of the Southeastern United States. Means, standard deviations, and ranges of these variables are listed by State and physiographic region for loblolly, slash, longleaf, pond, shortleaf, and Virginia pine cover types. Graphic illustrations of multidimensional relationships among some of the variables are also provided.

Keywords

Southern pine, timberland, pinus, stand structure, forest inventory

Citation

Bechtold, William A.; Ruark, Gregory A. 1988. Structure of Pine Stands in the Southeast. Res. Pap. SE-274. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station. 80 p.