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SP008

Effect of thinning pole stands on soil processes in southern Oregon, central Coast Range, and central western Cascades of Oregon (1994-1995 BLM Study)

  • Creator(s): Robert P. Griffiths
  • PI(s): Robert P. Griffiths
  • Originator(s): Robert P. Griffiths
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  • Dates of data collection: Jan 1 1994 - Jan 1 1996
  • Data collection status: Study collection is completed and no new collection is planned
  • Data access: Online
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/b03a6ec9e701c0de8763b6ca5b6e10d8
  • Last update: Dec 17 2013 (Version 7)
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Griffiths, R. 2013. Effect of thinning pole stands on soil processes in southern Oregon, central Coast Range, and central western Cascades of Oregon (1994-1995 BLM Study). Long-Term Ecological Research. Forest Science Data Bank, Corvallis, OR. [Database]. Available: http://andlter.forestry.oregonstate.edu/data/abstract.aspx?dbcode=SP008. https://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/b03a6ec9e701c0de8763b6ca5b6e10d8. Accessed 2024-12-10.
Data were provided by the HJ Andrews Experimental Forest research program, funded by the National Science Foundation's Long-Term Ecological Research Program (DEB 2025755), US Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station, and Oregon State University.
While substantial efforts are made to ensure the accuracy of data and documentation, complete accuracy of data sets cannot be guaranteed. All data are made available "as is". The Andrews LTER shall not be liable for damages resulting from any use or misinterpretation of data sets.
ABSTRACT:
This study was conducted in different regions to determine if climatic regimes alter the effects of thinning pole stands. Forest managers are currently faced with increasingly complex demands in designing sulvicultural approaches that fulfill the need to maintain and in some cases, enhance forest health. As mature and old-growth forests with their high degree of structural heterogeneity are replaced by younger plantations with much simpler structure, there is concern that key habitat components are being lost for a number of plants and animals. A silviculture technique that could be used to increase the structural complexity of young stands to thin them; encouraging the development of higher structural complexity. The main purposes of this study is to determine how thinning pole stands influence below-ground processes. The central research question was whether or not this manipulation brings soil characteristics closer to those found in old-growth forests; in essence, accelerating the onset of old-growth-like characteristics via forest management.

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