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Carbon Forestry Options using Exotic Larches in Northern New England
Problem Addressed: Carbon storage in larch
Goal(s)/Objective(s): Assess benefits for planting larch for carbon forestry in this area
Key Findings: Substitution benefits of planting larch can sustain carbon MAI's almost 4 times as high as natural stands
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Effects of Forest Management on Avian Abundance in Spruce-fir Forests of New England
Problem Addressed: The decline of several spruce-fir associated birds
Goal(s)/Objective(s): Determine how forest management is associated with mature forest structure and how abundance of focal species responds to mature forest structure
Key Findings: Forest management treatments reflect a range of vegetative structural conditions from mature reference stands with large diameter trees and relatively low shrub cover to clearcut stands with few large trees and high shrub cover.
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Relationships Among Forest Management and Spruce Grouse (Falcipennis canadensis) Patch Occupancy and Abundance in Commercially-Managed Forests
Problem Addressed: Decline of spruce grouse populations
Goal(s)/Objective(s): To determine how the maturity, structure, and composition of the commercial forest affect spruce grouse occupancy and abundance.
Key Findings: Forest harvest practices that maintain and promote conifer regeneration should be implemented in both current, and historically, conifer-dominated stands.
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How to distinguish between old and new egg masses of the Western Spruce Budworm
Problem Addressed: Differences between old and new egg masses of Western Spruce Budworm
Goal(s)/Objective(s): Train foliage collectors and examiners to be consistent with sampling.
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