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Growth and productivity of a 45-year-old Norway spruce plantation on the Fernow Experimental Forest
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Year Published
2020
Publication
Research Note NRS-253. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 11 p.
Abstract
In 1973, as part of research addressing the timing, volume, and source of streamflows, a 22.34 ha watershed on the Fernow Experimental Forest was planted with Norway spruce (Picea abies). This publication describes the growth and productivity of this unusual Norway spruce plantation over the intervening 45 years, including information on stand density, incursion of native hardwoods, and reaction to a major disturbance, Superstorm Sandy in 2012.
Keywords
Norway spruce; stand dynamics; long-term research; watershed researchCitation
Adams, Mary Beth; Kelly, Charlene; Simpson, Brian; Juracko, John. 2020. Growth and productivity of a 45-year-old Norway spruce plantation on the Fernow Experimental Forest. Research Note NRS-253. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 11 p. https://doi.org/10.2737/NRS-RN-253