Managing Ingrown Douglas Fir Stands For Biodiversity Forage And Timber
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| Author | : O. A. Steen |
| Publisher | : University of British Columbia Press |
| Total Pages | : 34 |
| Release | : 2008 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : |
The Farwell Canyon project was established to explore treatment options for enhancing undergrowth vegetation cover, forage production, and tree growth in densely ingrown Douglas-fir stands of the Interior Douglas-fir very dry mild (IDFxm) biogeoclimatic subzone. Fire scar and tree age analyses along with stand structure observations suggest that many of these ingrown stands were considerably more open before European settlement. Stem reduction treatments applied to two ingrown sites in 200 included logging only (L), logging plus juvenile thinning (LT), and logging plus thinning plus underburning (LTB). No-treatment (NT) areas were also established. The logging treatment was modified from standard practices to harvest small merchantable stems and to initiate thinning of juvenile stems. The objective of this report is to compare third- and fifth-year (2003 vs. 2006) vegetation composition, forage production, and tree regeneration responses to these treatments on one site. Douglas-fir regeneration density increased in all treatments between 2003 and 2006. Cover of grasses increased substantially, due primarily to increased cover of pinegrass (Calamagrostis rubescens). The number of plots with bunchgrasses increased even though mean cover of bunchgrasses did not increase significantly. Shrub and forb cover remained generally low on all treatments. Biomass of combined forbs and graminoids increased significantly from 2003 to 2006 but did not differ significantly among treatments. These early results suggest that the logging treatment, with or without additional treatments, is leading to increased vascular plant cover and forage production. Tree regeneration density is still relatively low. The thinning and underburning treatments have reduced the fire hazard and prepared the stand for follow-up treatments to maintain a more open stand structure. The stand treatments applied in this study should be combined with other treatments to create various stand structures across the IDFxm landscape,corresponding to historic variability of disturbances within the IDFxm subzone.
| Author | : M. J. Waterhouse |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 42 |
| Release | : 2016 |
| Genre | : Douglas fir |
| ISBN | : |
The Farwell Canyon project was established within two Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) stands in the Very Dry Mild Interior Douglas-fir (IDFxm) biogeoclimatic subzone in the Cariboo Region, British Columbia in 2001. The project goals were to improve forage for wildlife and livestock (i.e., increase vascular plant cover), improve the growth of the residual stand by reducing inter-tree competition, shift the plant community composition to one that is more typical of open forest condition, and improve the resiliency of the stand to catastrophic fire. From a timber management perspective, the goal was to increase individual tree growth by logging and thinning while maintaining overall stand-level growth. To achieve these goals, treatment combinations of "modified" logging, pre-commercial thinning, and burning were applied to return the forest to a more open condition that is typical of Douglas-fir forest adjacent to grassland in the IDFxm. Four treatments were applied to one or both blocks: 1. No-treatment areas were established to serve as untreated controls for demonstration and comparison purposes. 2. The logging treatment used a fellerbuncher and grapple skidder combination to apply a "BDq" approach that left a residual stand basal area of about 15 m2/ha (B=residual stand basal area; D=largest-diameter trees; q=diminution quotient). The merchantable utilization was reduced to 12.5 cm diameter at breast height (dbh) for Douglas-fir. 3. The logging treatment was followed by manual thinning of juvenile stems (
| Author | : Allan Dobb |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : |
| Release | : 2013 |
| Genre | : Range management |
| ISBN | : 9780772666437 |
| Author | : Hans de Kroon |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 424 |
| Release | : 2003-05-21 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 9783540001850 |
In the course of evolution, a great variety of root systems have learned to overcome the many physical, biochemical and biological problems brought about by soil. This development has made them a fascinating object of scientific study. This volume gives an overview of how roots have adapted to the soil environment and which roles they play in the soil ecosystem. The text describes the form and function of roots, their temporal and spatial distribution, and their turnover rate in various ecosystems. Subsequently, a physiological background is provided for basic functions, such as carbon acquisition, water and solute movement, and for their responses to three major abiotic stresses, i.e. hard soil structure, drought and flooding. The volume concludes with the interactions of roots with other organisms of the complex soil ecosystem, including symbiosis, competition, and the function of roots as a food source.
| Author | : James William Skehan |
| Publisher | : Roadside Geology |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2008 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 9780878425471 |
The small chunk of North America enclosed within the state boundaries of Connecticut and Rhode Island includes parts of at least six former continents, microcontinents, and volcanic island chains, each with its own geologic history. Roadside Geology of Connecticut and Rhode Island introduces readers to the sequence of mountain-building collisions that welded the pieces of land together and to the subsequent upwelling of magma that nearly broke them apart again. Twenty road guides, complete with maps, photographs, and diagrams, locate and interpret the rocks and landforms visible from the state's highways and at nearby parks and historic sites. Readers will discover stretched pebbles at Purgatory Chasm, folded marble at Kent Falls State Park, Eubrontes footprints at Dinosaur State Park, and glacial moraines protruding from the waters of Long Island and Block Island Sounds.
| Author | : Ralph D. Nyland |
| Publisher | : Waveland Press |
| Total Pages | : 704 |
| Release | : 2016-05-13 |
| Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
| ISBN | : 147863376X |
Silviculture: Concepts and Applications reflects a belief that all the tools of silviculture have a useful role in modern forestry. Through careful analysis and creative planning, foresters can address a wide array of commodity and nonmarket interests and opportunities while maintaining dynamic and resilient forests. A landowner’s needs, circumstances, and site conditions guide a silviculturist’s judgment and decision making in finding the best ways to integrate the biologic-ecologic, economic-financial, and managerial-administrative requirements at hand. The Third Edition of this influential text provides a foundational basis for rigorous discussion of techniques. The inclusion of numerous real-world examples and balanced coverage of past and current practices broadens the concept of silviculture and the ways that managers can use it to address both traditional and emerging interests in forests. A thorough discussion of new and proven interpretations increasingly directs the attention of foresters toward the role silviculture plays in creating, maintaining, rehabilitating, and restoring forests that can sustain an expanding variety of ecosystem services.
| Author | : Katherine Dunster |
| Publisher | : UBC Press |
| Total Pages | : 380 |
| Release | : 2011-11-01 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : 0774842261 |
The most up-to-date and comprehensive reference work available, Dictionary of Natural Resource Management provides a single source of definitions of natural resource management terms. It includes more than 6,000 entries, many of them illustrated and annotated, and a detailed set of appendices covering conversion factors, geological time scales, and classifications of organisms.
| Author | : Heinrich Spiecker |
| Publisher | : BRILL |
| Total Pages | : 276 |
| Release | : 2009 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 9004167951 |
Ecological and economic considerations recently increased the interest in growing valuable broadleaved tree species. Although the demand for valuable timber is growing, and there is a notable interest among forest owners and farmers to grow valuable broad leaved tree species, the current level of knowledge about these species is insufficient. More information on how to grow valuable broadleaved species to obtain high-quality wood and more research on new options for forest management is needed. This book covers various relevant aspects of growing valuable broadleaved trees in an interdisciplinary approach. The disciplines are represented by a consortium of experts and professionals in different disciplines of forest sciences and related areas. They describe the state of the art in their research fields.
| Author | : Sergey M. Govorushko |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 672 |
| Release | : 2011-10-13 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : 9400714246 |
This highly topical book comes at a time when the two-way relationship between humankind and the environment is moving inexorably to the top of the agenda. It covers both sides of this delicate balancing act, explaining how various natural processes influence humanity, including its economic activities and engineering structures, while also illuminating the ways in which human activity puts pressure on the natural environment. Chapters analyze a varied selection of phenomena that directly affect people’s lives, from geological processes such as earthquakes and tsunamis to cosmic events such as magnetic storms. The author moves on to consider the effect we have on nature, ranging from the impact of heavy industry to the environmental consequences of sport and recreational pastimes. Complete with maps, photographs and detailed case studies, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the biggest issue we face as a species—the way we relate to the natural world around us. This book includes more than 100 maps showing the global distribution of different natural processes/human activities and more that 450 photographs from many countries and all oceans. It will provide a valuable resource for both graduate students and researchers in many fields of knowledge. Sergey Govorushko is a chief research scholar at the Pacific Geographical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences. He is also Professor at the Far Eastern Federal University (Vladivostok). Sergey Govorushko received his PhD from the Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences. His research activities focus on the interaction between humanity and the environment, including the impact of nature on humanity; the impact of humanity on the environment; and assessment of the interaction (environmental impact assessment, environmental audit, etc.). He has authored eight and co-authored seven monographs.
| Author | : Elsie Navis |
| Publisher | : Neerlandia, Alta. : Inheritance Publications |
| Total Pages | : 1021 |
| Release | : 2000 |
| Genre | : Neerlandia Region (Alta.) |
| ISBN | : 9780921100850 |
