Ninety-two years of tree growth and death in a second-growth redwood forest

Benjamin G. Iberle; Stephen C. Sillett; Robert Van Pelt; Mark Andre

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Ninety-two years of tree growth and death in a second-growth redwood forest

Formally Refereed

Authors:

Benjamin G. Iberle, Stephen C. Sillett, Robert Van Pelt, Mark Andre

Year:

2017

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Pacific Southwest Research Station

Source:

Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-258. Albany, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station: 35-38

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Abstract

Mature second-growth redwood (Sequoia sempervirens (D. Don) Endl.) forests are an important and uncommon resource in the redwood region. Development of second-growth redwood forests beyond rotation age is not well understood. Continuous long-term data are especially lacking, considering that the maximum possible age of second-growth stands is now over 150 years. Two observation plots established in 1923 in the Arcata Community Forest provide a unique opportunity to examine the long-term development of second-growth redwood forest.

Parent Publication

Coast redwood science symposium—2016: Past successes and future direction

Citation

Iberle, Benjamin G.; Sillett, Stephen C.; Van Pelt, Robert; Andre, Mark. 2017. Ninety-two years of tree growth and death in a second-growth redwood forest. In: Standiford, Richard B.; Valachovic, Yana, tech cords. Coast redwood science symposium—2016: Past successes and future direction. Proceedings of a workshop. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-258. Albany, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station: 35-38.