Stand Structure and Development Following Thinning in a Second-growth Forest, Redwood National Park
Chittick AJ. 2005. Stand Structure and Development Following Thinning in a Second-growth Forest, Redwood National Park. Humboldt State University
Excerpt from Abstract: "Upland second-growth forests located within the coast redwood region, specifically within Redwood National Park, exhibit a high potential value for restoration of old-growth associated characteristics. In 1979, Redwood National Park experimented with the use of a low-thinning on 25-year-old stands dominated by redwood (Sequoia sempervirens), Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii), and tanoak (Lithocarpus densiflorus). In continuation of this study, [measurements were conducted] to determine the effect of post-thinning stand density on the structure and stand development of several late-seral forest characteristics."
- Type
- Academic
- Authors
- Chittick, Andrew
- Date of Issue
- 2005-12
- Publisher
- Humboldt State University
- Units
- REDW
- Keywords
- coast redwoods, douglas-fir, forest density, forest restoration, forest structure, Redwood National Park, second-growth forest, tanoak, thesis, thinning