Vegetation response to strip cutting young hardwood stands in West Virginia
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DOI: 10.1080/10549811.2017.1373254
Abstract: ABSTRACT Three 21-year-old Appalachian hardwood stands were strip cut using three cutting widths (2.4-m, 3.7-m, and 4.9-m) and allowed to resprout. One year after strip cutting, we examined the vegetation response within the harvested strips… read more here.
Keywords: hardwood; biomass; vegetation; strip cutting ... See more keywords
Alteration to Woodland Structure through Midstory Mastication Increased Fuel Loading and Cover of Understory Species in Two Upland Hardwood Stands
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DOI: 10.1093/forsci/fxy066
Abstract: The contemporary decline of open woodlands in the eastern United States has prompted land managers to implement management prescriptions that encourage landscape and habitat diversity, often using mechanical thinning and prescribed fire as tools to… read more here.
Keywords: cover; hardwood stands; structure; upland hardwood ... See more keywords