Yield implications of site preparation treatments for lodgepole pine and white spruce in northern British Columbia

Boateng, J. O.; Comeau, P. G.; Bedford, L.; Cortini, F.

doi:doi:10.7939/R37S7HT2J

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Yield implications of site preparation treatments for lodgepole pine and white spruce in northern British Columbia

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Abstract: We evaluated the effects of site preparation treatments on growth of lodgepole pine and white spruce in north-eastern British Columbia, Canada. These treatments can provide yield gains of up to 10 percent for lodgepole pine and white spruce at 60 and 80 years, respectively (estimated using TASS). Stands of these two species are showing a Type 1 response. Using growth multipliers, based on measurements collected at ages 10 to 20 results in inflated estimates of potential yield responses while the age-shift method provides the most appropriate estimates of yield gains when measured during the first 20 years of growth.
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2010
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https://doi.org/10.7939/R37S7HT2J
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- English
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- Cortini, F., Comeau, P.G., Boateng, J.O., and Bedford, L. (2010). Yield implications of site preparation treatments for lodgepole pine and white spruce in northern British Columbia. Forests, 1(1), 25-48. DOI: 10.3390/f1010025.