Authors: |
Donald E. Beck |
Year: |
1971 |
Type: |
Research Note |
Station: |
Southern Research Station |
Source: |
Res. Note SE-154. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station. 6 p. |
Abstract
Equations are presented for estimating site index from periodic height growth in natural, even-aged stands of white pine in the Southern Appalachians. Site index can be estimated from height growth during both 3-year and 5-year periods, beginning with the year in which breast height was reached. In stands less than 15 years old, estimates of site index from 5-year intercepts are more precise than estimates from 3-year intercepts and are as precise as estimates from polymorphic site-index curves.
Citation
Beck, Donald E. 1971. Growth Intercept as an Indicator of Site Index in Natural Stands of White Pine in the Southern Appalachians. Res. Note SE-154. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station. 6 p.