Laminated Root Rot in Western North America

Laminated Root Rot in Western North America
Author: Walter G. Thies
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Total Pages: 0
Release: 1995
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Laminated root-rot, caused by the fungus Phellinus weirii, is a serious root disease affecting Douglas fir and other commercially important species of conifers in north-western North America. This report provides an overview of the disease as it occurs in the Pacific Northwest of the US and Canada. Information is presented on recognizing crown symptoms and signs of the disease. The disease cycle of laminated root-rot from initiation to intensification and distribution within infected stands is also described. Finally, disease management strategies during stand development and at stand regeneration are discussed. Features on the nomenclature of the fungus and on its management by silvicultural and mechanical approaches are included.

Laminated Root Rot in a Western Washington Plantation

Laminated Root Rot in a Western Washington Plantation
Author: Richard E. Miller
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Total Pages: 48
Release: 2006
Genre: Douglas fir
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A 4-year-old Douglas-fir plantation in the western Washington Cascades was monitored for 8 years after fertilization with potassium (K), nitrogen (N), and K+N to determine fertilizer effects on rates of mortality from laminated root rot (LRR) and other causes relative to a nonfertilized control. Each element was applied at a rate of 300 lb/acre on and around 0.2-acre plots replicated seven times in a randomized complete block design. Cumulative mortality from LRR did not differ significantly among fertilizer treatments, and losses were strongly related to density of infected stumps from the previous stand (r2 = 0.74). Mortality from disease and other sources accelerated during the 8 years of monitoring. Average tree growth and stand volume were greatest in treatment N and were reduced where N was combined with K. Continued monitoring is needed to identify potential longer term effects of the fertilizer treatments on susceptibility of Douglas-fir to LRR and Armillaria spp.

Fire Ecology of the Forest Habitat Types of Northern Idaho

Fire Ecology of the Forest Habitat Types of Northern Idaho
Author: Jane Kapler Smith
Publisher:
Total Pages: 148
Release: 1997
Genre: Fire ecology
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Provides information on fire ecology in forest habitat and community types occurring in northern Idaho. Identifies fire groups based on presettlement fire regimes and patterns of succession and stand development after fire. Describes forest fuels and suggests considerations for fire management.

Ecological Forest Management Handbook

Ecological Forest Management Handbook
Author: Guy R. Larocque
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 584
Release: 2024-08-21
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1040112927

The second edition of Ecological Forest Management Handbook continues to provide forestry professionals and students with basic principles of ecological forest management and their applications at regional and site-specific levels. Thoroughly updated and revised, the handbook addresses numerous topics and explains that ecological forest management is a complex process that requires broad ecological knowledge. It discusses how to develop adaptive management scenarios to harvest resources in a sustainable way and provide ecosystem services and social functions. It includes new studies on ecological indicators, the carbon cycle, and ecosystem simulation models for various forest types: boreal, temperate, and tropical forests. NEW IN THE SECOND EDITION Provides a comprehensive collection of sustainable forest management principles and their applications Covers new ecological indicators that can be applied to address forest environmental issues Includes all types of models: empirical, gap, and process-based models Explains several basic ecological and management concepts in a clear, easy-to- understand manner This handbook is intended for researchers, academics, professionals, and undergraduate and graduate students studying and/or involved in the management of forest ecosystems. Chapters 16 and 18 of this book are available for free in PDF format as Open Access from the individual product page at www.taylorfrancis.com. They have been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.