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Filtering by: Subject Sitka spruce -- Testing Decade 1980-1989 Degree Name Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

The structure and dynamics of old-growth Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) forest of the Oregon Coast Range

Creator:

Quaye, Eric Charles

Abstract:

The objectives of this study are to: 1) study the variations among stands of old-growth Sitka spruce forest located within a relatively restricted geographical area, 2) determine the relationship between species distribution, vegetational pattern, and such site factors as slope and aspect, and 3) ascertain the abruptness of phytosociological change...

Resource Type:

Dissertation

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The Structure and Dynamics of Old-Growth Sitka Spruce
A stand management strategy for young western hemlock-Sitka spruce forests

Creator:

Kellogg, L. D. (Loren D.)

Abstract:

Western hemlock-Sitka spruce forests, where prior precommercial thinning has occurred, constitute one of the most productive young-growth management types along the Pacific Coast from Oregon to southeast Alaska. These stands are ready for a first commercial thinning entry, however, the costs and benefits of such entries and resulting impacts at...

Resource Type:

Dissertation