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Crown structure and growth efficiency of red spruce in uneven-aged, mixed-species stands in Maine

Several hypotheses about the relationships among individual tree growth, tree leaf area, and relative tree size or position were tested with red spruce (Picea rubens Sarg.) growing in uneven-aged, mixed-species forests of south-central Maine, U.S.A. Based on data from 65 sample trees, predictive models were developed to (i)...

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Author(s):

Douglas A. Maguire; John C. Brissette; Lianhong Gu

Year:

1998

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Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 28: 1233-1240.

Root growth and hydraulic conductivity of southern pine seedlings in response to soil temperature and water availability after planting

Comparison of the root system growth and water transport of southern pine species after planting in different root-zone environments is needed to guide decisions regarding when, and what species to plant. Evaluation of how seed source affects root system responses to soil conditions will allow seed sources to be matched to planting conditions. The root growth and...

Author(s):

Mary Anne Sword Sayer; John C. Brissette; James P. Barnett

Year:

2005

Keywords:

Pinus enchinata, Pinux palustris, Pinus taeda, Root surface area, Seed source, Water transport

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New Forests (2005)30:253-272

Growth inhibition of Dalmatian toadflax, Linaria dalmatica (L.) Miller, in response to herbivory by the biological control agent Mecinus janthinus Germar

Our study reports the results of field and garden experiments designed to quantitatively evaluate the impact of herbivory by a weed biological control agent, the stem-mining weevil Mecinus janthinus Germar, on the growth of its exotic host Dalmatian toadflax, Linaria dalmatica (L.) Miller. Herbivory by M. janthinus under both natural and manipulated environmental...

Author(s):

Marjolein Schat; Sharlene E. Sing; Robert K. D. Peterson; Fabian D. Menalled; David K. Weaver

Year:

2011

Keywords:

herbivory, plant-insect interactions, biological control, weed, Curculionidae

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Journal of Entomological Science. 46(3): 232-246.

Growth comparison of northern white-cedar to balsam fir and red spruce by site class

Though northern white-cedar is a common and economically important component of the Acadian Forest of Maine and adjacent Canada, there is little regional data about the growth and development of this species. Sixty sites in northern Maine were used to compare growth of cedar to that of red spruce and balsam fir along a range of site classes and light exposures. On...

Author(s):

Philip V. Hofmeyer; Laura S. Kenefic; Robert S. Seymour; John C. Brissette

Year:

2006

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In: Proceedings of the Eastern US-Canada forest science conference; 2006 October 19-21; Quebec, QC: 62-66.

Leaf water status and root system water flux of shortleaf pine (Pinus echinata Mill.) seedlings in relation to new root growth after transplanting

Water relations and root growth of shortleaf pine (Pinus echinata Mill.) were studied four weeks after seedlings from a half-sib family had been transplanted to one of three regimes of soil water availability at a root zone temperature of either 15 or 20 °C. About one-third of the variation in new root growth was explained by the root zone...

Author(s):

John C. Brissette; Jim L. Chambers

Year:

1992

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Tree Physiology. 11: 289-303.

Dendroclimatic analysis of white pine (Pinus strobus L.) using long-term provenance test sites across eastern North America

Background: The main objective of this study was to examine the climatic sensitivity of the radial growth response of 13 eastern white pine (Pinus strobus L.) provenances planted at seven test sites throughout the northern part of the species' native distribution in eastern North America. Methods: The test sites (i.e., Wabeno, Wisconsin, USA;...

Author(s):

Sophan Chhin; Ronald S. Zalesny; William C. Parker; John Brissette

Year:

2018

Keywords:

Adaptation, Climate change, Dendrochronology, Seed source

Source:

Forest Ecosystems

Silviculture affects composition, growth, and yield in mixed northern conifers: 40-year results from the Penobscot Experimental Forest

This long-term experiment in Maine, U.S.A., was designed to provide information on the best silvicultural practices for managing stands of mixed northern conifers in northeastern U.S.A. We evaluated growth and yield and changes in species composition, quality, and structure during the first 40 years of the experiment. Replicated treatments include the selection system...

Author(s):

Paul E. Sendak; John C. Brissette; Robert M. Frank

Year:

2003

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Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 33: 2116-2128.

Influence of seedbed, light environment, and elevated night temperature on growth and carbon allocation in pitch pine (Pinus rigida) and jack pine (Pinus banksiana) seedlings

Jack pine (Pinus banksiana Lamb.) and pitch pine (Pinus rigida Mill.) are two autecologically similar species that occupy generally disjunct ranges in eastern North America. Jack pine is boreal in distribution, while pitch pine occurs at temperate latitudes. The two species co-occur in a small number of stands along a 'tension...

Author(s):

Michael E. Day; Jessica L. Schedlbauer; William H. Livingston; Michael S. Greenwood; Alan S. White; John C. Brissette

Year:

2005

Keywords:

Ontogeny, Distribution, Climate change, Photosynthesis, Respiration

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Forest Ecology and Management. 205: 59-71.

Fine-root growth in a forested bog is seasonally dynamic, but shallowly distributed in nutrient-poor peat

Background and aims. Fine roots contribute to ecosystem carbon, water, and nutrient fluxes through resource acquisition, respiration, exudation, and turnover, but are understudied in peatlands. We aimed to determine how the amount and timing of fine-root growth in a forested, ombrotrophic bog varied across gradients of vegetation density, peat...

Author(s):

Colleen M. Iversen; Joanne Childs; Richard J. Norby; Todd A. Ontl; Randall K. Kolka; Deanne J. Brice; Karis J. McFarlane; Paul J. Hanson

Year:

2018

Keywords:

Fine roots, Nutrient availability, Peatlands, Rooting depth distribution, Root growth, Root peak standing crop

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Plant and Soil

Comparison of three site preparation techniques on growth of planted loblolly pine 6 years after a southern pine beetle epidemic

Three site preparation treatments: (1) complete removal of woody debris?drum chopped, raked, and disked; (2) drum chopping leaving woody debris; and (3) no site preparation?planting among dead standing trees were compared by evaluating the growth and survival of planted loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) after six growing seasons following a southern...

Author(s):

Wayne K. Clatterbuck; Michael Carr

Year:

2013

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In: Guldin, James M., ed. 2013. Proceedings of the 15th biennial southern silvicultural research conference. e-Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-GTR-175. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 13-16.

Sapling Recruitment and Growth Dynamics in Multi-aged Northern Conifer Stands: a 20-year Study

Presented at the 85th annual winter meeting of the New England Society of American Foresters

Author(s):

Laura S. Kenefic; John C. Brissette

Year:

2005

Keywords:

forestry, sustainability, tree growth, New England, vegetation dynamics, silviculture, forest health

Source:

In: Kenefic, Laura S.; Twery, Mark J., eds. Changing Forests - Challenging Times: Proceedings of the New England Society of American Foresters 85th Winter Meeting; 2005 March 16-18; Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-325. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station: 55

Silvicultural rehabilitation of cutover mixedwood stands

We investigated rehabilitation of mixedwood stands degraded by exploitative cutting on the Penobscot Experimental Forest in Maine. Three precommercial rehabilitation treatments were applied: control (no rehabilitation), moderate rehabilitation (crop tree release [CTR]), and intensive rehabilitation (CTR, timber stand improvement [TSI], and red spruce fill planting)....

Author(s):

Laura S. Kenefic; Mohammad Bataineh; Jeremy S. Wilson; John C. Brissette; Ralph D. Nyland

Year:

2014

Keywords:

Penobscot Experimental Forest, timber stand improvement, crop tree release, precommercial thinning, northern conifers, red spruce

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Journal of Forestry. 112(3): 261-271.

Precommercial thinning in a northern conifer stand: 18-year results

Four levels of precommercial thinning were applied with and without fertilization in a young, even-aged stand of northern conifers in east-central Maine. After 18 years, precommercial thinning resulted in longer and wider crowns and greater survival, growth, and yield of selected crop trees compared to untreated controls. Growth and yield were greater with uniform...

Author(s):

John C. Brissette; Robert M., Jr. Frank; Timothy L. Stone; Thomas A. Skratt

Year:

1999

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The Forestry Chronicle. 75(6): 967-972.

Statistics and quality assurance for the Northern Research Station Forest Inventory and Analysis Program, 2016

The U.S. Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program collects sample plot data on all forest ownerships across the United States. FIA's primary objective is to determine the extent, condition, volume, growth, and use of trees on the Nation's forest land through a comprehensive inventory and analysis of the Nation's forest resources. The...

Author(s):

Dale D. Gormanson; Scott A. Pugh; Charles J. Barnett; Patrick D. Miles; Randall S. Morin; Paul A. Sowers; Jim Westfall

Year:

2017

Keywords:

inventory, timberland, forest land, sampling error, sample design, volume, growth, mortality, removals

Source:

Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-166. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 23 p.

The Scotch Broom gall mite: Accidental introduction to classical biological control agent?

The gall mite, Aceria genistae (Nal.) Castagnoli s.l., an accidentally introduced natural enemy of Scotch broom (Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link), was first discovered in the Portland OR and Tacoma WA region in 2005. It has since been reported from southern British Columbia to southern Oregon. Observationally, the mite appears to reduce Scotch broom seed production and at...

Author(s):

J. Andreas; T. Wax; E. Coombs; J. Gaskin; G. Markin; S. Sing

Year:

2013

Keywords:

gall mite, Aceria genistae, Scotch broom, Cytisus scoparius

Source:

In: Wu, Yun; Johnson, Tracy; Sing, Sharlene; Raghu, S.; Wheeler, Greg; Pratt, Paul; Warner, Keith; Center, Ted; Goolsby, John; Reardon, Richard, eds. Proceedings of the XIII International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds; September 11-16, 2011; Waikoloa, Hawaii, USA. Session 4: Target and Agent Selection. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team. Online: http://www.invasive.org/publications/xiiisymposium/Session-4.pdf

Field performance of shortleaf pine half-sib families though 10 years in the Ouachita Mountains of Arkansas

Shortleaf pine (Pinus echinata Mill.) seeds collected from six half-sib families were grown as both bareroot and container stock and outplanted on two sites in the Ouachita Mountains of Arkansas. Survival and growth were measured at years 1, 3, 5, and 10 afier planting. Stock-type and family interacted to affect height at year 1 on one site. There...

Author(s):

John C. Brissette; James P. Barnett

Year:

2003

Keywords:

Artificial regeneration, container, bareroot, half-sib family, Pinus echinata

Source:

In: Proceedings 27<sup>th</sup> Biennial Southern Forest Tree Improvement Conference, June 24-27, Stillwater, OK. Stillwater, OK: Southern Forest Tree Improvement Committee Publication 49: 155-161

Forests of Michigan, 2015

This resource update provides an overview of forest resources in Michigan based on inventories conducted by the U.S. Forest Service, Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program of the Northern Research Station. Estimates are based on field data collected using the FIA annualized sample design and are updated yearly. The annual inventory started in 1999. For the 2015...

Author(s):

Scott A. Pugh; Charles Paulson; Brett J. Butler

Year:

2016

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Resource Update FS-79. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 4 p.

Forests of Michigan, 2016

Author(s):

Charles Paulson; Scott A. Pugh

Year:

2017

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Source:

Resource Update FS-113. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 4 p.

Forests of North Dakota, 2017

This resource update provides an overview of forest resources in North Dakota based on an inventory conducted by the USDA Forest Service, Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program within the Northern Research Station in cooperation with the North Dakota Forest Service. Estimates are based on field data collected using the FIA annualized sample design and are updated...

Author(s):

Charles S. Paulson

Year:

2018

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Source:

Resource Update FS-149. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 4 p.

Long-term research on classical silvicultural approaches in the Acadian Forest: Penobscot Experimental Forest Part I

The most comprehensive study of stand dynamics in the Acadian Forest Region is an experiment by the USDA Forest Service at the Penobscot Experimental Forest (PEF) in Maine. It was established from 1952-1957 to study changes in structure, composition, and productivity from an array of silvicultural treatments. Ingrowth, accretion, and mortality of individual trees (!Y0....

Author(s):

John C. Brissette; Michael R. Saunders; Laura S. Kenefic; Paul E. Sendak

Year:

2006

Keywords:

silviculture, long-term research, northern conifers

Source:

In: Proceedings, Society of American Foresters 2006 national convention; 2006 October 25-29; Pittsburgh, PA. Bethesda, MD: Society of American Foresters. [CD-ROM].

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Crown structure and growth efficiency of red spruce in uneven-aged, mixed-species stands in Maine

Root growth and hydraulic conductivity of southern pine seedlings in response to soil temperature and water availability after planting

Growth inhibition of Dalmatian toadflax, Linaria dalmatica (L.) Miller, in response to herbivory by the biological control agent Mecinus janthinus Germar

Growth comparison of northern white-cedar to balsam fir and red spruce by site class

Leaf water status and root system water flux of shortleaf pine (Pinus echinata Mill.) seedlings in relation to new root growth after transplanting

Dendroclimatic analysis of white pine (Pinus strobus L.) using long-term provenance test sites across eastern North America

Silviculture affects composition, growth, and yield in mixed northern conifers: 40-year results from the Penobscot Experimental Forest

Influence of seedbed, light environment, and elevated night temperature on growth and carbon allocation in pitch pine (Pinus rigida) and jack pine (Pinus banksiana) seedlings

Fine-root growth in a forested bog is seasonally dynamic, but shallowly distributed in nutrient-poor peat

Comparison of three site preparation techniques on growth of planted loblolly pine 6 years after a southern pine beetle epidemic

Sapling Recruitment and Growth Dynamics in Multi-aged Northern Conifer Stands: a 20-year Study

Silvicultural rehabilitation of cutover mixedwood stands

Precommercial thinning in a northern conifer stand: 18-year results

Statistics and quality assurance for the Northern Research Station Forest Inventory and Analysis Program, 2016

The Scotch Broom gall mite: Accidental introduction to classical biological control agent?

Field performance of shortleaf pine half-sib families though 10 years in the Ouachita Mountains of Arkansas

Forests of Michigan, 2015

Forests of Michigan, 2016

Forests of North Dakota, 2017

Long-term research on classical silvicultural approaches in the Acadian Forest: Penobscot Experimental Forest Part I

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