Timber productivity of seven forest ecosystems in southeastern Alaska.

Willem W.S. van Hees

doi:10.2737/PNW-RP-391

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Timber productivity of seven forest ecosystems in southeastern Alaska.

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Authors:

Willem W.S. van Hees

Year:

1988

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Pacific Northwest Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/PNW-RP-391

Source:

Res. Pap. PNW-RP-391. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 10 p

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Abstract

Observations of growth on Alaska-cedar (Chamaecyparis nootkatensis), mountain hemlock (Tsuga mertensiana), Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis), western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla), and western redcedar (Thuja plicata) on seven forest ecosystems in southeastern Alaska were used to develop equations relating periodic annual cubic-foot volume growth percent (Pv) to tree diameter at breast height and percentage of live-tree stocking. Results showed differences in productivity between and within forest ecosystem soil groups.

Keywords

Soil productivity, growth rate, growth (plant), soil, Alaska (southeast)

Citation

van Hees, Willem W.S. 1988. Timber productivity of seven forest ecosystems in southeastern Alaska. Res. Pap. PNW-RP-391. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 10 p