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Abstract
Quantity, size and species composition of hardwood reproduction were compared in oak-hickory (Quercus spp.Carya spp.) stands following clearcutting and two intensities of shelterwood cutting (leaving 40 and 60 ft2 of basal area) on Chickasaw State Forest in the Coastal Plain of west Tennessee. Measurements were taken prior to the timber harvest and at 3-year intervals for 9 years after the harvest. The clearcut treatment had the greatest number of oaks per acre, while the shelterwood treatments had a greater proportion of oaks compared to total stems. After 9 years, the total number of stems in each treatment decreased while the percentage of oaks greater than 1-foot tall increased. The development of oak regeneration and the resulting stand dynamics are discussed based on these 9-year regeneration data.
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Citation
Clatterbuck, Wayne K.; Blakley, Philip; Yielding, Paul. 1999. Development of oak regeneration nine years after shelterwood cutting and clearcutting on the Coastal Plain of West Tennessee. In: Stringer, Jeffrey W.; Loftis, David L., eds. 1999. Proceedings, 12th central hardwood forest conference; 1999 February 28-March 1-2; Lexington, KY. Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-24. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 293 p
