Decreased Strip Width and Increased Seeding Period Result in Increased Black Spruce Stocking and Density in 18-year-old Strip Clear-cuts

Résumé du livre

Details a reassessment of the regeneration, 12-18 years after initial harvesting, of a forest stand near Nipigon, Ontario. The main target species was black spruce, but regeneration data were also collected for jack pine, balsam fir, trembling aspen, and white birch. One objective of the study was to determine the importance of the following factors on natural regeneration: clear-cut strip width, seeding period, and receptive seedbed. Results presented include measured and predicted levels of stocking and density measured 16 and 18 years post-harvest.