Green-tree retention in harvest units: Boon or bust for biodiversity?

Jonathan Thompson

Treesearch

Green-tree retention in harvest units: Boon or bust for biodiversity?

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Jonathan Thompson

Year:

2007

Type:

Science Findings

Station:

Pacific Northwest Research Station

Source:

Science Findings 96. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 5 p

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Abstract

In response to societal concerns about clearcutting in the Pacific Northwest, structural or green-tree retention is now an integral part of harvest prescriptions on federal lands. However, the benefits of different levels or patterns of retention for the ecological, microclimatic, and aesthetic attributes of resulting forest stands remain speculative.

Keywords

Green-tree retention, DEMO

Citation

Thompson, Jonathan. 2007. Green-tree retention in harvest units: Boon or bust for biodiversity?. Science Findings 96. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 5 p