Increment and mortality in a virgin Douglas-fir forest.

Robert W. Steele; Norman P. Worthington

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Increment and mortality in a virgin Douglas-fir forest.

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Robert W. Steele, Norman P. Worthington

Year:

1955

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Pacific Northwest Research Station

Source:

PNW Old Series Research Notes No. 110, p. 1-6

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Abstract

Is there any basis to the forester's rule of thumb that virgin forests eventually reach an equilibrium where increment and mortality approximately balance? Are we wasting potential timber volume by failing to salvage mortality in old-growth stands?

Citation

Steele, Robert W.; Worthington, Norman P. 1955. Increment and mortality in a virgin Douglas-fir forest. PNW Old Series Research Notes No. 110, p. 1-6