B758: A Biomass Study of the Thinning Potential and Productivity of Immature Forest Stands in Maine

Authors

Harold E. Young
John H. Ribe
Donald C. Hoppe

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Description

The purpose of this study is to establish the degree of reliability that can be placed in biomass as a means of assessing thinning potential and site productivity of immature forest stands in Maine. The above ground biomass on 205 plots representing a variety of age classes in immature hardwood and softwood stands on meso, wet, and dry sites was cut and weighed including the standing dead trees on softwood sites. In addition, 45 point sample biomass plots were located and measured in mature all aged stands. Graphical analysis was used to relate stand characteristics to age by site and species groups for the immature stands.

Document Type

Report

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Volume

758

Publication Date

5-1979

Publisher

Life Sciences and Agriculture Experiment Station

City

Orono

Keywords

Forestry, forest thinning, Maine

Disciplines

Forest Management

Recommended Citation

Young, H.E., J.H. Ribe, and D.C. Hoppe. 1979. A biomass study of the thinning potential and productivity of immature forest stands in Maine. Life Sciences and Agriculture Experiment Station Bulletin 758.