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Publication Details

Title:
Longleaf pine density study (1993-2015): plot locations and tree growth
Author(s):
Harrington, Timothy B.
Publication Year:
2022
How to Cite:
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Harrington, Timothy B. 2022. Longleaf pine density study (1993-2015): plot locations and tree growth. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2022-0030
Abstract:
This data publication contains measurements from a study at the Savannah River Site near New Ellenton, South Carolina to look at the effect of combinations of pine thinning and hardwood-shrub removal on the productivity of longleaf pine. This study involved 6 plantations of 8- to 11-year-old longleaf pine. Prescribed fire was applied to each plantation every 3-5 years. Tree growth was monitored intermittently from December 1993 to September 2015. Tree growth data include tree species and diameter at breast height data for tagged trees within circular plots located within each treatment replication. Tree height, height to base of live crown, and crown width measurements are also provided for five trees randomly selected per plot.

Keywords:
environment; biota; farming; Natural Resource Management & Use; Forest management; Ecology, Ecosystems, & Environment; Plant ecology; Fire; Prescribed fire; Wildlife (or Fauna); Habitat management; Pinus palustris; ecosystem restoration; tree growth; precision GPS coordinates; South Carolina; Savannah River Site; New Ellenton
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  • Brunjes, Kristina J.; Miller, Karl V.; Ford, W. Mark; Harrington, Timothy B.; Edwards, M. Boyd. 2003. Effects of thinning and herbicide application on vertebrate communities in longleaf pine plantations. pages 252-267. https://research.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/20120 In: Unknown. 2003. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. Annual Conference of Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. 57.
  • Harrington, Timothy B.; Edwards, M. Boyd. 1999. Understory vegetation, resource availability, and litterfall responses to pine thinning and woody vegetation control in longleaf pine plantations. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 29(7): 1055-1064. https://doi.org/10.1139/x99-118 https://research.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/1170
  • Harrington, Timothy B. 2011. Overstory and understory relationships in longleaf pine plantations 14 years after thinning and woody control. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 41: 2301-2314. https://doi.org/10.1139/x11-140 https://research.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/42492
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