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Identification of variables influencing residual stand damage from skyline thinning of young western hemlock-Sitka spruce stand

Creator:

Hargrave, Michael A.

Abstract:

Western hemlock and Sitka spruce are relatively thin- barked species and susceptible to damage during thinning operations. Damage to the wood allows decay-causing fungi to enter resulting in loss of merchantable volume at the time of final harvest. Cable yarding systems are needed for much of the thinning because most...

Resource Type:

Capstone Project
Cutting plans and logging costs in a 100-year-old stand of Sitka spruce and western hemlock

Creator:

Ruth, Robert H.

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis