INITIAL UNDERSTORY RESPONSE TO GAP-BASED REGENERATION METHODS FOR MATURE UPLAND OAK FORESTS

Problems with oak regeneration, and concerns by environmental and conservation organizations, are driving interest in longer rotations and in reproduction methods that retain the overstory for an extended time period. Clearcutting and shelterwood regeneration methods are providing mixed results for...

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Main Author: Patterson, Clinton Patrick
Format: Others
Published: UKnowledge 2017
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Online Access:http://uknowledge.uky.edu/forestry_etds/35
http://uknowledge.uky.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1035&context=forestry_etds