Levels-of-Growing-Stock Cooperative Study in Douglas-Fir, Vol. 8

Levels-of-Growing-Stock Cooperative Study in Douglas-Fir, Vol. 8 PDF

Author: Robert O. Curtis

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-09-10

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9781390428216

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Excerpt from Levels-of-Growing-Stock Cooperative Study in Douglas-Fir, Vol. 8: The Logs Study: Twenty-Year Results This progress report reviews the history and status of the cooperative levels-oi-growing stock study in coast Douglas-fir, begun in 1961, in Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia. It presents new analyses, including comparisons among some installations. Data now available are primarily from the site II installations, which are approaching completion of the study. Growth is strongly related to growing stock. Thinning treatments have produced marked differences in volume distribution by tree sizes. During the fourth treatment period, current annual increment was still about double the mean annual increment, and differences in volumes and size distributions among treatments have been increasing rapidly. There are considerable differences in productivity among installations, beyond those accounted for by site index differences. The logs study design is evaluated. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Levels-of-growing-stock Cooperative Study in Douglas-fir

Levels-of-growing-stock Cooperative Study in Douglas-fir PDF

Author: Robert O. Curtis

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Published: 2009

Total Pages: 88

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This report documents the history and results of the Iron Creek installation of the cooperative Levels-of-Growing-Stock (LOGS) study in Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco), over the period 1966-2006 (ages 19 to 59). This is a 1949 plantation on an excellent site, and is one of nine installations in the study. Results are generally consistent with those from other LOGS installations. Volume production of thinned stands increased with increased growing stock. Current volume growth shows no sign of decreasing, and is still about twice mean annual increment. On similar public lands, rotations considerably longer than indicated by conventional economic analyses could reduce land use conflicts and increase carbon sequestration while maintaining or increasing long-term timber outputs. Small plot size prevents further thinning, which would otherwise be desirable in some treatments. The principal future value of the data is for use (in combination with other data) in development of growth models.