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MS034

Microclimatic variation associated with dispersed and aggregated retention harvests in western Washington (DEMO).

  • Creator(s): Troy Heithecker
  • PI(s): Troy Heithecker
  • Originator(s): Troy Heithecker
  • Other researcher(s): Charles B. Halpern
  • Dates of data collection: Jul 23 2004 - Sep 10 2004
  • Data collection status: Study collection is completed and no new collection is planned
  • Data access: Online
  • Last update: Oct 20 2014 (Version 3)
<Citation>     <Acknowledgement>     <Disclaimer>    
Heithecker, T. 2014. Microclimatic variation associated with dispersed and aggregated retention harvests in western Washington (DEMO).. Demonstration of Ecosystem Management Options. Forest Science Data Bank, Corvallis, OR. [Database]. Available: http://andlter.forestry.oregonstate.edu/data/abstract.aspx?dbcode=MS034. Accessed 2024-12-10.
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ABSTRACT:
This study examined microclimatic variation following dispersed- and aggregated- retention harvest of mature coniferous forests in western Washington. We compared light, temperature (air and soil) and soil moisture among treatments representing differing levels and/or patterns of overstory retention 6-7 yr after harvest. Details of this work are presented in Heithecker (2005).

Study Description Download Study Location Information: (CSV)
Ecological Metadata Language: (EML)
ENTITY TITLES:
1Site descriptions METADATADATA
2Transmitted light and percent open sky estimated using the Gap Light Analyzer (GLA) and digital hemispherical photos. METADATADATA
3Volumetric soil moisture (%) measured using Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR). METADATADATA
4Cover of plant growth forms, ground-surface conditions, and slash; slash depth METADATADATA
5Air and soil temperature using iButton temperature data loggers METADATADATA

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