Effects of forest management on understory and overstory vegetation: a retrospective study.

David R. Thysell; Andrew B. Carey

doi:10.2737/PNW-GTR-488

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Effects of forest management on understory and overstory vegetation: a retrospective study.

Informally Refereed

Authors:

David R. Thysell, Andrew B. Carey

Year:

2000

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Pacific Northwest Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/PNW-GTR-488

Source:

Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-488. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 41 p

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Abstract

Management for wood production through long rotations and thinning (MT) and management for biodiversity through legacy retention, protection, and no subsequent manipulation (ML) are two approaches to managing second-growth forests in the Pacific Northwest. We describe how these two strategies have affected tree size, tree density, and native and exotic vascular plant diversity and abundance.

Keywords

Diversity, second-growth, Douglas-fir, Pseudotsuga menziesii, understory vegetation, species richness, forest development, thinning, legacies

Citation

Thysell, David R.; Carey, Andrew B. 2000. Effects of forest management on understory and overstory vegetation: a retrospective study. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-488. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 41 p