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Growth reductions in naturally regenerated southern pine stands in Alabama and Georgia

Data from Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) units of the USDA Forest Service were used to compare average annual stand-level basal area accretion onto survivor pines in naturally regenerated pine stands throughout Alabama and Georgia. Growth rates measured between 1972-82 were compared to growth rates during the previous 10-year survey cycle in each state. Separate...

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Author(s):

G.A. Ruark; C.E. Thomas; W.A. Bechtold; D.M. May

Year:

1991

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South J. Appl. For., Vol. 15(2): 73-79

Effects of intensive forest management practices on insect infestation levels and loblolly pine growth

Intensive forest management practices have been shown to increase tree growth and shorten rotation time. However, they may also lead to an increased need for insect pest management because of higher infestation levels and lower action thresholds. To investigate the relationship between intensive management practices arid insect infestation, maximum growth potential...

Author(s):

John T. Nowak; C. Wayne Berisford

Year:

2000

Keywords:

Rhyacionia frustana, Dioryctria amatella, Pinus taeda, intensive forestry

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J. Econ. Entomol. 93(2): 336-341

Changing stand structure and regional growth reductions in Georgia's natural pine stands

Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) data indicate reductions in the growth of naturally regenerated pines in Georgia between the two latest measurement periods (1961-1972 vs. 1972-1982). Analysis of Covariance was used to adjust stand-level basal area growth rates for differences between periods in stand age, stand density, site index, mortality, and hardwood...

Author(s):

W.A. Bechtold; G.A. Ruark; F.T. Lloyd

Year:

1991

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Forest inventory, basal area growth, forest growth decline

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Forest Science, Vol. 37(2): 703-717

Changing stand structure and regional growth reductions in Georgia's natural pine stands: discussion paper response

This paper was submitted for discussion in the expectation that the discussion format would allow maximum coverage of the many issues associated with the valuation of temporal growth patterns over extensive geographic areas. To this end, the input from the discussants and numerous other reviewers has been extremely valuable, and we are sincerely grateful for their many...

Author(s):

W.A. Bechtold; G.A. Ruark; F.T. Lloyd

Year:

1991

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Forest Science, Vol. 37(2): 731-732

Application of Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) data to estimate the amount of old growth forest and snag density in the Northern Region of the National Forest System

This report discusses valid use of data produced by the Forest Service?s Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program and used by the Northern Region of the National Forest System to analyze the compliance of individual National Forests with their Standards and Guidelines. It emphasizes use of FIA data on snag density and the percentage of forest area that meets the...

Author(s):

Raymond L. Czaplewski

Year:

2004

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Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA), data, Northern Region, National Forest System, snag density, forest area, old growth, analyses

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Unpublished paper on file at: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fort Collins, CO. 13 p.

Interactions of forest management practices and tip moth damage

Intensive forest management practices have been shown to increase tree growth and shorten rotation time. However, they may also increase the need for insect pest management because of higher infestation levels and lower action thresholds. The Nantucket pine tip moth (Rhyacionia frustrana [Comstock]) is one insect that is expected to become more important with more...

Author(s):

John T. Nowak

Year:

1999

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In: Proceedings Of An Informal Conference The Entomological Society of Americal, Annual Meeting, December 12-16, Atlanta, Georgia, Eds. Berisford, C. Wayne; Grosman, Donald M., p. 20-25

Spatial autocorrelation in growth of undisturbed natural pine stands across Georgia

Moran's I statistic measures the spatial autocorrelation in a random variable measured at discrete locations in space. Permutation procedures test the null hypothesis that the observed Moran's I value is no greater than that expected by chance. The spatial autocorrelation of gross basal area increment is analyzed for undisturbed, naturally regenerated stands...

Author(s):

Raymond L. Czaplewski; Robin M. Reich; William A. Bechtold

Year:

1994

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Forest Science. 40(2): 314-328.

Monitoring land/forest cover using the Kalman filter: A proposal

Although growth and yield models have been used to update forest inventories for large regions, such models poorly predict cover changes from land use conversions, regeneration, and harvest. These changes could be monitored directly for large areas using remote sensing, which can be expensive, or estimates made by agricultural agencies, which are not detailed for...

Author(s):

Raymond L. Czaplewski; Ralph J. Alig; Noel D. Cost

Year:

1988

Keywords:

Kalman filter, monitoring, land/forest cover, statistical estimator

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In: Ek, Alan R.; Shifley, Stephen R.; Burk, Thomas E. Forest growth modelling and prediction: Volume 2. Gen. Tech. Report NC-120. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station. p. 1089-1096.

Southern pine beetle infestations in relation to forest stand conditions, previous thinning, and prescribed burning: evaluation of the Southern Pine Beetle Prevention Program

Since 2003, the Southern Pine Beetle Prevention Program (SPBPP) (a joint effort of the USDA Forest Service and Southern Group of State Foresters) has encouraged and provided cost-share assistance for silvicultural treatments to reduce stand/forest susceptibility to the southern pine beetle (SPB)(Dendroctonus frontalis Zimmermann) in the southeastern United States....

Author(s):

John T. Nowak; James R. Meeker; David R. Coyle; Chris A. Steiner; Cavell Brownie

Year:

2015

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bark beetles, Dendroctonus frontalis, forest management, Pinus taeda, silviculture, Southern Pine Beetle Prevention Program

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Journal of Forestry vol. 113 2015.

Characterization of the hardwood component in Southern pine cover types in the Southeast

Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) data indicate that pine cover types comprise 41 percent of the total forest land in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina. North Carolina, and Virginia. Of these, 12.7 million acres are planted and 22.0 million acres are naturally regenerated. Many of these pine stands contain considerable amounts of hardwood. Understanding the dynamics...

Author(s):

Gregory A. Ruark; William A. Bechtold

Year:

1989

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In: Gen. Tech. Rep. SE–58. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station. Chapter 1. p. 3-4

ForestCrowns: a transparency estimation tool for digital photographs of forest canopies

ForestCrowns is a Windows®-based computer program that calculates forest canopy transparency (light transmittance) using ground-based digital photographs taken with standard or hemispherical camera lenses. The software can be used by forest managers and researchers to monitor growth/decline of forest canopies; provide input for leaf area index estimation; measure light...

Author(s):

Matthew Winn; Jeff Palmer; S.-M. Lee; Philip Araman

Year:

2016

Keywords:

Crowns, forest canopy, light transmittance, monitoring, transparency.

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Efficacy tests and determination of optimal spray timing values to control nantucket pine tip moth - (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) infestation

The Nantucket pine tip moth, Rhyaciona frustrana (Comstock), a common regeneration pest of loblolly pine, Pinus taeda L., has been shown to reduce tree volume yields through larval feeding. Chemical applications can be effective in protecting trees from the growth losses associated with this feeding and optimum spray timing values...

Author(s):

John T. Nowak; Christopher J. Fettig; Kenneth W. McCravy; C. Wayne Berisford

Year:

2000

Keywords:

Rhyacionia frustana, Pinus taeda, degree-days, spinosad, pennethrin

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J. Econ. Entomol. 93(6):1708-1713 (2000)

Spatial cross-correlation of undisturbed, natural shortleaf pine stands in northern Georgia

In this study a cross-correlation statistic is used to analyse the spatial relationship among stand characteristics of natural, undisturbed shortleaf pine stands sampled during 1961-72 and 1972-82 in northern Georgia. Stand characteristics included stand age, site index, tree density, hardwood competition, and mortality. In each time period, the spatial cross-...

Author(s):

Robin M. Reich; Raymond L. Czaplewski; William A. Bechtold

Year:

1994

Keywords:

cross-correlogram, Moran's I, spatial anomaly

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Environmental and Ecological Statistics. 1: 201-217.

Accuracy and efficiency of area classifications based on tree tally

Inventory data are often used to estimate the area of the land base that is classified as a specific condition class. Examples include areas classified as old-growth forest, private ownership, or suitable habitat for a given species. Many inventory programs rely on classification algorithms of varying complexity to determine condition class. These algorithms can be...

Author(s):

Michael S. Williams; Hans T. Schreuder; Raymond L. Czaplewski

Year:

2001

Keywords:

area classifications, inventory data, classification algorithms

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Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 31: 556-560.

Comparison of estimators for rolling samples using Forest Inventory and Analysis data

The performance of three classes of weighted average estimators is studied for an annual inventory design similar to the Forest Inventory and Analysis program of the United States. The first class is based on an ARIMA(0,1,1) time series model. The equal weight, simple moving average is a member of this class. The second class is based on an ARIMA(0,2,2) time series...

Author(s):

Devin S. Johnson; Michael S. Williams; Raymond L. Czaplewski

Year:

2003

Keywords:

rolling samples, panel survey, annual inventory, FIA, weighted average

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Forest Science. 49(1): 50-63.

Washington’s forest resources: Forest Inventory and Analysis, 2002–2011

This report highlights key findings from data collected by the Forest Inventory and Analysis program across all forest land in the state of Washington from 2002 through 2011, updating previously published findings from data collected up to 2006. We summarize and interpret basic resource information such as forest area, composition, ownership, volume, biomass, and...

Author(s):

Justin Holgerson; Sharon Stanton; Karen Waddell; Marin Palmer; Olaf Kuegler; Glenn Christensen

Year:

2018

Keywords:

Biomass, carbon, dead wood, fire, forest land, invasive plants, inventory, timber volume, timberland, monitoring.

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Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-962. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 112 p.

Opportunities to improve monitoring of temporal trends with FIA panel data

The Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) Program of the Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, is an annual monitoring system for the entire United States. Each year, an independent "panel" of FIA field plots is measured. To improve accuracy, FIA uses the "Moving Average" or "Temporally Indifferent" method to combine estimates from...

Author(s):

Raymond Czaplewski; Michael Thompson

Year:

2009

Keywords:

forest monitoring, Kalman filter, composite estimator, Pinus contorta, Dendroctonus ponderosae, population dynamics model, AIC, information-theoretics

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In: McWilliams, Will; Moisen, Gretchen; Czaplewski, Ray, comps. Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) Symposium 2008; October 21-23, 2008; Park City, UT. Proc. RMRS-P-56CD. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 55 p.

Past and projected future changes in snowpack and soil frost at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, New Hampshire, USA

Long-term data from the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest in New Hampshire show that air temperature has increased by about 1 °C over the last half century. The warmer climate has caused significant declines in snow depth, snow water equivalent and snow cover duration. Paradoxically, it has been suggested that warmer air temperatures may result in colder soils...

Author(s):

John L. Campbell; Scott V. Ollinger; Gerald N. Flerchinger; Haley Wicklein; Katharine Hayhoe; Amey S. Bailey

Year:

2010

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air temperature, climate change, general circulation model, precipitation, snow, soil frost

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Hydrological Processes. 24: 2465-2480.

A review of southern pine decline in North America

The southeastern United States is among the most productive forested areas in the world. Four endemic southern pine species ? loblolly, longleaf, shortleaf, and slash - contribute significantly to the economic and ecological values in the region. A recently described phenomenon known as Southern Pine Decline (SPD) has been reported as having widespread impact in the...

Author(s):

David R. Coyle; Kier D. Klepzig; Frank H. Koch; Lawrence A. Morris; John T. Nowak; Steven W. Oak; William J. Otrosina; William D. Smith; Kamal J.K. Gandhi

Year:

2015

Keywords:

Abiotic factors, Heterobasidion, Leptographium, Pinus taeda, Pinus palustris, Root herbivory

Source:

Forest Ecology and Management

Release of Suppressed Red Spruce Using Canopy Gap Creation--Ecological Restoration in the Central Appalachians

Red spruce (Picea rubens) and red spruce-northern hardwood mixed stands once covered as much as 300,000 ha in the Central Appalachians, but now comprise no more than 21,000 ha. Recently, interest in restoration of this forest type has increased because red spruce forests provide habitat for a number of rare animal species. Our study reports the...

Author(s):

J.S. Rentch; W.M. Ford; Thomas Schuler; Jeff Palmer; C.A. Diggins

Year:

2016

Keywords:

canopy gaps, Central Appalachians, forest restoration, gap-phase disturbance, red spruce, regime

Source:

Natural Areas Journal. 36(1): 29-37.

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Growth reductions in naturally regenerated southern pine stands in Alabama and Georgia

Effects of intensive forest management practices on insect infestation levels and loblolly pine growth

Changing stand structure and regional growth reductions in Georgia's natural pine stands

Changing stand structure and regional growth reductions in Georgia's natural pine stands: discussion paper response

Application of Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) data to estimate the amount of old growth forest and snag density in the Northern Region of the National Forest System

Interactions of forest management practices and tip moth damage

Spatial autocorrelation in growth of undisturbed natural pine stands across Georgia

Monitoring land/forest cover using the Kalman filter: A proposal

Southern pine beetle infestations in relation to forest stand conditions, previous thinning, and prescribed burning: evaluation of the Southern Pine Beetle Prevention Program

Characterization of the hardwood component in Southern pine cover types in the Southeast

ForestCrowns: a transparency estimation tool for digital photographs of forest canopies

Efficacy tests and determination of optimal spray timing values to control nantucket pine tip moth - (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) infestation

Spatial cross-correlation of undisturbed, natural shortleaf pine stands in northern Georgia

Accuracy and efficiency of area classifications based on tree tally

Comparison of estimators for rolling samples using Forest Inventory and Analysis data

Washington’s forest resources: Forest Inventory and Analysis, 2002–2011

Opportunities to improve monitoring of temporal trends with FIA panel data

Past and projected future changes in snowpack and soil frost at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, New Hampshire, USA

A review of southern pine decline in North America

Release of Suppressed Red Spruce Using Canopy Gap Creation--Ecological Restoration in the Central Appalachians

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