Raised Water Tables Affect Southern Hardwood Growth

W. M. Broadfoot

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Raised Water Tables Affect Southern Hardwood Growth

Informally Refereed

Authors:

W. M. Broadfoot

Year:

1973

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Southern Research Station

Source:

Research Note SO-RN-168. New Orleans, LA: USDA-Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station. 4 p.

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Abstract

In natural stands near Demopolis Lock and Dam Reservoir in Alabama, the average growth in tree radius increased about 50 percent in the 5 years after the water table was raised from an indefinite depth to within reach of the tree roots. In natural stands near the Jim Woodruff Reservoir in Florida, radial growth of trees also increased markedly after the water table was raised, but only when no sediment was deposited around the trees.

Keywords

Tree growth, sedimentation, water impoundment

Citation

Broadfoot, W. M. 1973. Raised Water Tables Affect Southern Hardwood Growth. Research Note SO-RN-168. New Orleans, LA: USDA-Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station. 4 p.