Polymorphic site index curves for white pine in the southern Appalachians

Donald E. Beck

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Polymorphic site index curves for white pine in the southern Appalachians

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Donald E. Beck

Year:

1971

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Southern Research Station

Source:

Res. Pap. SE-080. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station. 8 p.

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Abstract

Site index curves are presented for natural stands of even-aged white pine in the southern Appalachians. The curves are based on measured height-growth trends in 42 stands. Shape of the height-growth curves was shown to change progressively with the level of site index, and these polymorphic trends are incorporated in the finished site-index curves. Comparison of the curves by geographic location, topographic position, and stand density level showed by important differences.

Citation

Beck, Donald E. 1971. Polymorphic site index curves for white pine in the southern Appalachians. Res. Pap. SE-080. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station. 8 p.