Mixedwood management in the Northeastern United States

Laura S. Kenefic

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Mixedwood management in the Northeastern United States

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Authors:

Laura S. Kenefic

Year:

2016

Type:

Paper

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: Ministere des Forets, de la Faune et des Parcs, ed. Multi-aged silviculture of northern hardwood and mixedwood forests. Proceedings—field tour in Quebec; 2016 August 24-26; Quebec, QC. Quebec, QC, Canada: Ministere des Forets, de la Faune et des Parcs du Quebec, and the Northeastern Society of American Foresters Silviculture Working Group: 34-36.

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Abstract

In the Northeast, we recognize mixedwood stands as hardwood- softwood mixtures in which neither component contributes more than 75% - 80% of stocking (usually assessed in terms of basal area). Such stands have long been recognized in regional forest type codes used by commercial land managers, i.e., SH for softwood-dominated mixedwoods and HS for hardwood-dominated mixedwoods.

Citation

Kenefic, Laura S. 2016. Mixedwood management in the Northeastern United States. In: Ministere des Forets, de la Faune et des Parcs, ed. Multi-aged silviculture of northern hardwood and mixedwood forests. Proceedings—field tour in Quebec; 2016 August 24-26; Quebec, QC. Quebec, QC, Canada: Ministere des Forets, de la Faune et des Parcs du Quebec, and the Northeastern Society of American Foresters Silviculture Working Group: 34-36.