Evaluating long-term ponderosa pine seedling growth across densities using Nelder plots and FVS in the Black Hills, South Dakota, USA

Wade Tinkham; Michael A. Battaglia; C. M. Hoffman

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Evaluating long-term ponderosa pine seedling growth across densities using Nelder plots and FVS in the Black Hills, South Dakota, USA

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Authors:

Wade Tinkham, Michael A. Battaglia, C. M. Hoffman

Year:

2022

Type:

Proceedings

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

In: Jain, Theresa B.; Schuler, Thomas M. [comp.]. Foundational concepts in silviculture with emphasis on reforestation and early stand improvement - 2022 National Silviculture Workshop. Proc. RMRS-P-80. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 3 p.

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Abstract

In the Black Hills of South Dakota and Wyoming, establishment of natural ponderosa pine regeneration can be prolific. The density of trees in the early stages of stand development affects their growth and sets the basis for future forest dynamics. Underestimation of growth by simulation models could delay scheduling of precommercial thinning and lead to loss of growth or stand stagnation.

Parent Publication

Foundational concepts in silviculture with emphasis on reforestation and early stand improvement - 2022 National Silviculture Workshop

Keywords

silviculture, stand improvement, artificial and natural regeneration, forest thinning, forest management, restoration, stand tending reforestation

Citation

Tinkham, W. T.; Battaglia, M. A.; Hoffman, C. M.. 2022. Evaluating long-term ponderosa pine seedling growth across densities using Nelder plots and FVS in the Black Hills, South Dakota, USA. In: Jain, Theresa B.; Schuler, Thomas M. [comp.]. Foundational concepts in silviculture with emphasis on reforestation and early stand improvement - 2022 National Silviculture Workshop. Proc. RMRS-P-80. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 3 p.