Title:

Inventory tree 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. Inventory tree 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-2023-0035

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 inventory data collected in 2007 and 2009 for all merchantable trees species with a diameter at breast height (DBH) of at least 4.5 inches as well as inventory data collected in 2019 for all merchantable tree species with a DBH of at least 4.6 inches. Measurements were obtained for all 15 PSPs and include: DBH, status, merchantability (acceptable or not), and growing stock quality for poletimber and sawtimber-sized trees.

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; poletimber; 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. Technical Bulletin. LS-1076. Broomall, PA: USDA 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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