Effects of seed production, seedbed condition, and overstory basal area on the establishment of shortleaf pine seedlings in the Ouachita Mountains

Michael G. Shelton

doi:10.2737/SO-RP-293

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Effects of seed production, seedbed condition, and overstory basal area on the establishment of shortleaf pine seedlings in the Ouachita Mountains

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Michael G. Shelton

Year:

1995

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Southern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/SO-RP-293

Source:

Res. Pap. SO-293. New Orleans, LA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station. 13 p.

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Abstract

Some of the factors affecting the establishment of shortleaf pine regeneration after the initial treatments implementing uneven-aged silviculture in shortleaf pine-hardwood stands are quantitatively described in this publication.

Keywords

Forest floor, natural regeneration, pine-hardwood stands, Pinus echinata Mill, site preparation, uneven-aged silviculture

Citation

Shelton, Michael G. 1995. Effects of seed production, seedbed condition, and overstory basal area on the establishment of shortleaf pine seedlings in the Ouachita Mountains. Res. Pap. SO-293. New Orleans, LA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station. 13 p.