Calculating competition in thinned northern hardwoods.

Describes four methods of calculating competition to individual trees and compares their effectiveness in explaining the 3-year growth response of northern hardwoods after various mechanized thinning practices. 1992
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Calculating competition in thinned northern hardwoods.   (1992)

Describes four methods of calculating competition to individual trees and compares their effectiveness in explaining the 3-year growth response of northern hardwoods after various mechanized thinning practices.

"Studies have shown that selected dominant and codominant northern hardwood crop trees are very responsive to crown thinning..."



Author: Winsauer, Sharon A.; Mattson, James A.


Source: Research Paper NC-306. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station

Citation: Winsauer, Sharon A.; Mattson, James A.  1992.  Calculating competition in thinned northern hardwoods.  Research Paper NC-306. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station.