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The Effects Of Shelterwood Harvesting On Oak Regeneration One And Two Years After Harvest In Southern Ohio

Downs, James Daniel
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1218040104

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2008, Master of Science, Ohio State University, Natural Resources.
Oak ecosystems in the Central Hardwoods region are diverse, supporting thousands of species of plants, numerous insects and invertebrates, and hundreds of wildlife species. Oak ecosystems are not only important for wildlife, but are important to the forest product industry, as well as for many recreational activities. This study examines the effects of two intensities of shelterwood harvesting (50 and 70 percent of full stocking). The main goal of this study is to develop and understand the relationships between disturbance levels and the successful release of oak regeneration. The silvicultural treatments were conducted during the fall of 2005 at two Ohio State forests (Richland Furnace and Zaleski), which are located in the heavily forested southeastern portion of the state. Multiple Response Permutation Procedure (MRPP), Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and Canonical Correspondence Analysis (CCA) procedures were used to analyze the data. Patterns in species densities were used to suggest that the silvicultural treatments were successful in establishing the current regeneration. The results from these silvicultural treatments should remain consistent across similar oak-hickory forests of the central hardwood region.
Roger Williams, PhD (Advisor)
David Hix, PhD (Committee Member)
P. Charles Goebel, PhD (Committee Member)
78 p.
Environmental Science; Forestry
Oaks; Regeneration; Shelterwood Harvesting; Southern Ohio

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  • Downs, J. D. (2008). The Effects Of Shelterwood Harvesting On Oak Regeneration One And Two Years After Harvest In Southern Ohio [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1218040104

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Downs, James. The Effects Of Shelterwood Harvesting On Oak Regeneration One And Two Years After Harvest In Southern Ohio. 2008. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1218040104.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Downs, James. "The Effects Of Shelterwood Harvesting On Oak Regeneration One And Two Years After Harvest In Southern Ohio." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1218040104

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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