History of stand improvement practices at the Fort Valley Experimental Forest

W. Keith Moser; Russell T. Graham; Andrew Sanchez Meador; Jianwei Zhang; Lance A. Asherin; Eric Merrill

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History of stand improvement practices at the Fort Valley Experimental Forest

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Authors:

W. Keith Moser, Russell T. Graham, Andrew Sanchez Meador, Jianwei Zhang, Lance A. Asherin, Eric Merrill

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. 5 p.

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Abstract

Silvicultural practice is founded on density and composition management and the potential for individual tree and stand volume growth (Smith 1962). Thinning reduces overall stand volume but, in the process, releases more growing space for the residual trees. In situations where economic markets are positive, such reallocation of growing space takes advantage of the price increases as a function of diameter (Assmann 1970) and increasing total value per area.

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

Moser, W. Keith; Graham, Russell T.; Meador, Andrew Sanchez; Zhang, Jianwei; Asherin, Lance; Merrill, Eric. 2022. History of stand improvement practices at the Fort Valley Experimental Forest. 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. 5 p.