Title:

Tree grade data from the "Partial Cutting Study" at the Dukes Experimental Forest, Upper Peninsula of Michigan

Author(s):

Kern, Christel C.; Jensen, Heather J.; Kenefic, Laura S.

Publication Year:

2023

How to Cite:

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Kern, Christel C.; Jensen, Heather J.; Kenefic, Laura S. 2023. Tree grade data from the "Partial Cutting Study" at the Dukes Experimental Forest, Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2023-0034

Abstract:

This data publication contains data collected in the Partial Cutting Study (PCS) at Dukes Experimental Forest (DEF) in Michigan, which was previously known as the Upper Peninsula Experimental Forest. The PCS, originally opened in 1926 and closed in 1966, used variations of selection system (uneven-aged silviculture) and diameter-limit cutting methods. The PCS was reopened in 2007 and the location of 15 permanent sample plots (PSPs), representing nine different cutting methods, were relocated. This publication contains tree grade data obtained from all 15 PSPs in 2007 and 2009. Diameter at breast height (DBH) is provided for all living hardwood trees (>10.4-inch DBH in 2007 and >8.8-inch DBH in 2009) of acceptable growing stock as well as butt log quality.

Keywords:

biota; Forest & Plant Health; Inventory, Monitoring, & Analysis; Monitoring; Natural Resource Management & Use; Forest management; diameter-limit; clearcut; high-grading; culling; group selection; silviculture; improvement cutting; selection cutting; selection system; sawtimber; partial cutting; permanent plots; repeated measurements; cutting methods; long-term study; northern hardwood forests; mixed hardwood forests; timber supply; forest stand dynamics; woody plants; Dukes Experimental Forest; Upper Peninsula Experimental Forest; Michigan

Related publications:

• Eyre, Francis H.; Zillgitt, Walter M. 1950. Size-class distribution in old-growth northern hardwoods twenty years after cutting. Station Paper. 21. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Lake States Forest Experiment Station. 15 p. https://research.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/15141
• Eyre, Francis H.; Zillgitt, Walter M. 1953. Partial cuttings in northern hardwoods of the Lake States: twenty-year experimental results. Technical Bulletin. LS-1076. Broomall, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Lake States Forest Experiment Station. 124 p. https://research.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/14626
• Kenefic, Laura S.; Kern, Christel C. 2013. The remarkable story of the partial cutting study at the Dukes Experimental Forest. pp. 116-125. https://research.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/43697 In: Camp, Ann E (ed.); Irland, Lloyd C. (ed.); Carroll, Charles J.W. (ed.). 2013. Long-term Silvicultural & Ecological Studies: Results for Science and Management. Volume 2 Edition. GISF Research Paper. 013. New Haven, CT: Yale University, Global Institute of Sustainable .
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