A Computer Program for Variable Density Yield Tables for Loblolly Pine Plantations

Clifford A. Myers

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A Computer Program for Variable Density Yield Tables for Loblolly Pine Plantations

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Clifford A. Myers

Year:

1977

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Southern Research Station

Source:

Gen. Tech. Rep. SO-11. New Orleans, LA: U.S. Dept of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station. 34 p.

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Abstract

The computer program described here uses relationships developed from research on loblolly pine growth to predict volumes and yields of planted stands, over the site range of the species, under a wide range of management alternatives. Timing and severity of thinnings, length of rotation, and type of harvest can be modified to compare the effects of various management strategies on wood yield. The program can be modified readily for other conditions or species.

Keywords

timber management, forest management, simulation, Pinus taeda

Citation

Myers, Clifford A. 1977. A Computer Program for Variable Density Yield Tables for Loblolly Pine Plantations. Gen. Tech. Rep. SO-11. New Orleans, LA: U.S. Dept of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station. 34 p.