publication . Other literature type . 1988

Lodgepole Pine Vigor, Regeneration, and Infestation by Mountain Pine Beetle Following Partial cutting on the Shoshone National Forest, Wyoming

Amman, Gene D; Lessard, Gene D; Rasmussen, Lynn A; O'Neil, Curtis G;
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  • Published: 01 Jan 1988
  • Publisher: Hosted by Utah State University Libraries
  • Country: United States
Abstract
Lodgepole pine stands were thinned in the Shoshone National Forest of northwestern Wyoming in 1979 and 1980 using different forms of partial cutting. Average losses of trees 5 inches diameter at breast height and larger to mountain pine beetles during the 5 years following thinning ranged from less than 1 percent in spaced thinnings to 7.4 percent in the 12-inch diameter limit cut, compared to 26.5 percent in check stands. Residual trees increased radial growth significantly, but change in growth efficiency is slow. Regeneration 5 years after thinning ranged between 1,160 and 3,560 seedlings per acre, with pine being favored in the more open stands.
Subjects
Medical Subject Headings: fungi
free text keywords: Dendroctonus ponderosae, Pinus contorta, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Entomology, Forest Biology, Forest Management, Forest Sciences, Wood Science and Pulp, Paper Technology
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