Forest floor fuels in red and jack pine stands

James K. Brown

Forest floor fuels in red and jack pine stands

Informally Refereed

Authors:

James K. Brown

Year:

1966

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Research Note NC-9, St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station

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Abstract

An investigation to determine the quantity and density of forest floor fuels in red pine (Pinus resinosa Ait.) and jack pine (Pinus banksiana Lamb.) stands was conducted on National Forests in Michigan and Minnesota. The study was designed to answer three questions: How much fuel per acre exits in individual layers of the forest floor? How reliably can weight of forest floor fuels be estimated from specific stand characteristics? What is the density of individual layers of the forest floor?

Keywords

red pine, jack pine, forest floor fuels, fuel

Citation

Brown, James K. 1966. Forest floor fuels in red and jack pine stands. Research Note NC-9, St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station