Stump sprouting potential of oaks in Missouri Ozark forests managed by even- and uneven-aged silviculture

Daniel C. C. Dey; Randy G. Jensen

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Stump sprouting potential of oaks in Missouri Ozark forests managed by even- and uneven-aged silviculture

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Daniel C. C. Dey, Randy G. Jensen

Year:

2002

Type:

Other

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: Shifley, S. R.; Kabrick, J. M., eds. Proceedings of the Second Missouri Ozark Forest Ecosystem Project Symposium: Post-treatment Results of the Landscape Experiment. Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-227. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station. 102-113.

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Abstract

We evaluated the stump sprouting potential of white oak, black oak, and scarlet oak in relation to tree age, stem diameter, and overstory density in Ozark forests managed by even-aged and uneven-aged silvicultural systems. In eastern North America, few studies have evaluated the influence of a forest canopy on the potential of hardwood stumps to sprout and contribute to regeneration. The Missouri Ozark Forest Ecosystem Project (MOFEP) gave us an opportunity to study oak stump sprouting in relation to tree characteristics and residual overstory density resulting from various regeneration methods.

Parent Publication

Proceedings of the second Missouri Ozark Forest Ecosystem Project Symposium: Post-treatment results of the landscape experiment

Citation

Dey, Daniel C.; Jensen, Randy G. 2002. Stump sprouting potential of oaks in Missouri Ozark forests managed by even- and uneven-aged silviculture. In: Shifley, S. R.; Kabrick, J. M., eds. Proceedings of the Second Missouri Ozark Forest Ecosystem Project Symposium: Post-treatment Results of the Landscape Experiment. Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-227. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station. 102-113.