Mortality Trends in a Southern Appalachian Red Spruce Population
Busing RT and Pauley EF. 1994. Mortality Trends in a Southern Appalachian Red Spruce Population. Forest Ecology and Management. 64:41-45
Mortality of red spruce (Picea rubens Sarg.) was assessed in an old-growth spruce-fir forest before and after adelgid-induced mortality of canopy fir at about 1985. Mortality rates of red spruce canopy trees remained low (less than 2% year-1) following the loss of fir from the canopy. However, the proportion of mortality attributable to wind increased from less than 60 to 90%...
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Busing, Richard; Pauley, E
- Units
- ARD , GRSM
- Keywords
- AIRBIB, APHN, Appalachian Highlands Network, Balsam Woolly Adelgid (Adelges piceae), Fir (Abies), Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Growth, GRSM, GRSM-00705, Mortality, Picea, Plant Studies, SER, Southeast Region, Spruce-Fir Forest, Wind