Behavior of ground vegetation under a partially cut stand of Douglas-fir.

Abstract

Environmental changes resulting from logging in the Douglas-fir region often create ideal growing conditions for many woody and herbaceous plants. A rapid increase of brush and low vegetation, in turn, can seriously hinder efforts to establish a new stand. Consequently, one argument against partial cutting in Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) is that it opens the forest canopy sufficiently to stimulate growth of ground vegetation and thus makes future stand regeneration more difficult.

Citation

Krueger, Kenneth W. 1960. Behavior of ground vegetation under a partially cut stand of Douglas-fir. PNW Old Series Research Notes No. 198, p. 1-3