Title

TB186: Assessing Silviculture Research Priorities for Maine Using Wood Supply Analysis

Authors

Robert G. Wagner
Ernest H. Bowling
Robert S. Seymour

Files

Description

To identify the highest priorities for silviculture research in Maine, the authors of this report quantified the absolute and relative influence of future silvicultural investments (tree planting, herbicide application, and PCT) and commercial thinning on projected harvest levels and future wood supplies in Maine. They also quantified the absolute and relative importance of the growth and yield assumptions (via sensitivity analysis) used in estimating the influence of these silvicultural treatments on projected harvest levels and future wood supplies in Maine; and based on the absolute and relative importance of the growth and yield assumptions and on the influence of differing levels of future investment, they ranked which areas of silviculture research are likely to be most important for improving Maine’s future wood supply.

Document Type

Article

ISSN

1070-1524

Rights and Access Note

Rights assessment remains the responsibility of the researcher. No known restrictions on publication.

Volume

186

Publication Date

2-1-2003

Publisher

Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station

City

Orono

Keywords

forests, forestry, wood supply

Disciplines

Forest Management

Recommended Citation

Wagner, R.G., E.H. Bowling, and R.S. Seymour. 2003. Assessing silviculture research priorities for Maine using wood supply analysis. Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station Technical Bulletin 186.