Dating tree mortality using log decay in the White Mountains of New Hampshire

Andrew J. Fast; Mark J. Ducey; Jeffrey Gove; William Leak

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Dating tree mortality using log decay in the White Mountains of New Hampshire

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Andrew J. Fast, Mark J. Ducey, Jeffrey Gove, William Leak

Year:

2008

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Northern Journal of Applied Forestry. 25(3): 154-157.

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Abstract

Coarse woody material (CWM) is an important component of forest ecosystems. To meet specific CWM management objectives, it is important to understand rates of decay. We present results from a silvicultural trial at the Bartlett Experimental Forest, in which time of death is known for a large sample of trees. Either a simple table or regression equations that use diameter, species group, and decay class can be used to predict time since mortality for a given log.

Keywords

coarse woody debris, downed wood, snags, dating mortality, New Hampshire

Citation

Fast, Andrew J.; Ducey, Mark J.; Gove, Jeffrey H.; Leak, William B. 2008. Dating tree mortality using log decay in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Northern Journal of Applied Forestry. 25(3): 154-157.