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Determining Stocking Levels in Young, Mixed Hardwood Stands in the North Carolina Piedmmont

Informally Refereed

Abstract

Upland Piedmont hardwood stands represent an important forest type in North Carolina and the Southeastern United States. Many of these forests are being converted to other land uses. A solution to maintaining these forest types lies in increasing productivity and profitability of this resource. This implies a shift from traditional, extensive management to more intensive silviculture, including pre-commercial thinning. However, there is a lack of information available to managers for assessing stocking levels and to guide decisionmaking in these upland stands. A preliminarily model for identifying full stocking is presented.

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Citation

Schuler, Jamie L.; Robison, Daniel J. 2004. Determining Stocking Levels in Young, Mixed Hardwood Stands in the North Carolina Piedmmont. Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS–71. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. pp. 280-282
https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/6667