Stand Basal Area and Tree Diameter Growth in Red Spruce Fir Forests in Maine 1960-80
Date Published: 1989.
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- Zarnoch, Stanley J.
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Athens, Georgia - Gansner, David A.
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Radnor, Pennsylvania - Powell, Douglas S.
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Radnor, Pennsylvania - Birch, Thomas W.
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Radnor, Pennsylvania
Stand basal-area change and individual surviving red spruce d.b.h. growth from 1960 to 1980 were analyzed for red spruce-fir stands in Maine. Regression modeling was used to relate these measures of growth to stand and tree conditions and to compare growth throughout the period. Results indicate a decline in growth. The regression models helped identify trends and relationships but were not useful for predicting growth due to the tremendous amount of variability in the growth of red spruce-fir stands.
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