Growth and productivity of a 45-year-old Norway spruce plantation on the Fernow Experimental Forest

Mary Beth Adams; Charlene Kelly; Brian Simpson; John Juracko

doi:10.2737/NRS-RN-253

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Growth and productivity of a 45-year-old Norway spruce plantation on the Fernow Experimental Forest

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Authors:

Mary Beth Adams, Charlene Kelly, Brian Simpson, John Juracko

Year:

2020

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Northern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/NRS-RN-253

Source:

Research Note NRS-253. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 11 p.

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Abstract

In 1973, as part of research addressing the timing, volume, and source of streamflows, a 22.34 ha watershed on the Fernow Experimental Forest was planted with Norway spruce (Picea abies). This publication describes the growth and productivity of this unusual Norway spruce plantation over the intervening 45 years, including information on stand density, incursion of native hardwoods, and reaction to a major disturbance, Superstorm Sandy in 2012.

Keywords

Norway spruce, stand dynamics, long-term research, watershed research

Citation

Adams, Mary Beth; Kelly, Charlene; Simpson, Brian; Juracko, John. 2020. Growth and productivity of a 45-year-old Norway spruce plantation on the Fernow Experimental Forest. Research Note NRS-253. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 11 p. https://doi.org/10.2737/NRS-RN-253