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Generation and ‘a half’
• Field invasion
• Large fires
• First generation poor wood quality– “wolf trees”
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INVASION
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YEARS AFTER DISTURBANCE
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Cohort
Cohort = all trees that initiate after a disturbance. Oldest trees in a cohort are those that initiate first; youngest trees are those that initiate just before all growing space is occupied.
Seeing The Forest Beyond The Trees
Elements of Regeneration Stocking
Basic• Are there enough trees to occupy all of
the available growing space?
Enhanced• Is the growing space allocated in a
manner that we will achieve our desired future forest condition?
Seeing The Forest Beyond The Trees
Allocation of Growing Space- a more complex case -
• Species composition• Species Intermingling• Spatial Pattern• Vertical Structure• Scale• Stand Density
Seeing The Forest Beyond The Trees
The Conifer Free-Growing Paradigm
Mixedwoods are a continuumof competitive conditions