Conversion of Successionally Stable Even-Aged Oak Stands to an Uneven-Aged Structure

Edward F. Loewenstein; Jim M. Guldin

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Conversion of Successionally Stable Even-Aged Oak Stands to an Uneven-Aged Structure

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Edward F. Loewenstein, Jim M. Guldin

Year:

2004

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Southern Research Station

Source:

Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-73. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. pp. 264-268

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Abstract

Developing a silvicultural prescription to convert an even-aged or unmanaged oak stand to an uneven-aged structure depends in large part on the length of time the existing overstory will live. Four conversion prescriptions, representing three initial stand conditions, are presented. Each prescription partitions the cut of the original overstory differently in time and space depending on the interval between stand entries and the desired allocation of growing space among the newly developing age classes.

Parent Publication

Upland oak ecology symposium: history, current conditions, and sustainability

Citation

Loewenstein, Edward F.; Guldin, James M. 2004. Conversion of Successionally Stable Even-Aged Oak Stands to an Uneven-Aged Structure. Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-73. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. pp. 264-268