Title:

Aboveground carbon pools in a long-term western larch spacing and thinning study in northwestern Montana, 2015

Author(s):

Hayes, Danielle F.; Schaedel, Michael S.; Wright, David K.; Crotteau, Justin S.

Publication Year:

2021

How to Cite:

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Hayes, Danielle F.; Schaedel, Michael S.; Wright, David K.; Crotteau, Justin S. 2021. Aboveground carbon pools in a long-term western larch spacing and thinning study in northwestern Montana, 2015. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2021-0096

Abstract:

This publication contains data for four replicates of a carbon pool study superimposed on a pre-existing western larch spacing study in northwestern Montana. The original study was established in 1961 and examined different thinning treatments and stocking levels of western larch. Data were collected in 2015 and include carbon content estimations and analyses for hardwoods, snags, coarse woody debris, fine woody debris, forest floor materials, mineral soil, herbaceous plants, and woody understory plants. Data were only collected on non-herbicide plot treatments with the exception of the snag tree data sheet, which collected from both types of plot treatment. Tree carbon pools were calculated using live tree data from the original larch spacing study, therefore tree-level data are not provided here.

Keywords:

western larch; precommercial thinning; density management; carbon storage; competition; long-term study; climate change adaptation; climate change mitigation; biota; environment; Climate change; Carbon; Ecology, Ecosystems, & Environment; Ecology; Soil; Forest & Plant Health; Natural Resource Management & Use; Agroforestry; Forest management; Montana; northern Rocky Mountains; Flathead National Forest; Hungry Horse Ranger District; Abbott Creek; Coram Experimental Forest; Kootenai National Forest; Rexford Ranger District; Pinkham Creek; Lolo National Forest; Seeley Lake Ranger District; Cottonwood Lakes

Related publications:

• Schaedel, Michael S. 2016. Density management in young western larch stands: tree growth, stand yield, and carbon storage 54 years after thinning. Master of Science Thesis. Missoula, MT: University of Montana. https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/10696/
• Schaedel, Michael S.; Larson, Andrew J.; Weisbrod, Cullen J.; Keane, Robert E. 20170607. Density-dependent woody detritus accumulation in an even-aged, single-species forest. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 47. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfr-2017-0129
• Schaedel, Michael S.; Larson, Andrew J.; Affleck, David L.R.; Belote, R. Travis; Goodburn, John M.; Page-Dumroese, Deborah S. 2017. Early forest thinning changes aboveground carbon distribution among pools, but not total amount. Forest Ecology and Management. 389: 187-198. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2016.12.018
• Hayes, Danielle F.; Schaedel, Michael S.; Wright, David K.; Crotteau, Justin S. 2021. Overstory tree measurements from a long-term western larch spacing and thinning study in northwestern Montana, 1961-2015. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2021-0087

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