Site index and height growth curves for unmanaged even-aged stands of western hemlock and Sitka spruce in southeast Alaska.

Wilbur A. Farr

doi:10.2737/PNW-RP-326

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Site index and height growth curves for unmanaged even-aged stands of western hemlock and Sitka spruce in southeast Alaska.

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Wilbur A. Farr

Year:

1984

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Pacific Northwest Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/PNW-RP-326

Source:

Res. Pap. PNW-RP-326. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. 26 p

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Abstract

Height growth and site index curves and equations are presented for unmanaged even-aged stands of western hemlock and Sitka spruce in southeast Alaska. Data were mostly collected in stands that developed after logging.

Keywords

Even-aged stands, site index, increment (height), stem analysis, western hemlock, Tsuga heterophylla, Sitka spruce, Picea sitchensis, southeast Alaska, Alaska (southeast)

Citation

Farr, Wilbur A. 1984. Site index and height growth curves for unmanaged even-aged stands of western hemlock and Sitka spruce in southeast Alaska. Res. Pap. PNW-RP-326. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. 26 p