An analytical assessment of a precommercially thinned mixed hardwood stand

dc.contributor.authorde Hoog, Marianne Paula
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-07T18:14:44Z
dc.date.available2023-06-07T18:14:44Z
dc.date.issued1983
dc.description.abstractPrecommercial thinning is a viable silvicultural technique which can be used to improve hardwood growth and quality. A mixed hardwood stand located 20 km north of Fredericton, New Brunswick, was precommercially thinned using a hydro-ax which cleared 2.4 m wide corridors and left leavestrips which were thinned manually using brush saws. A study was carried out to determine the biological effectiveness of the treatment compared to an untreated control area. Results of the study indicated that the parameters under study such as dominant height, biomass, mean diameter and basal area had higher values for the control area than for the treated area. These results do not imply that the treatment was ineffective, but rather that the treatment was improperly directed. Proper prescription and timing of silvicultural treatments is important in getting desirable increases in growth. Key words: biological effectiveness, control area, hydroax, mixed hardwoods, precommercial thinning, proper presciption, treated area
dc.description.copyrightNot available for use outside of the University of New Brunswick
dc.description.noteElectronic Only.
dc.description.noteUniversity of New Brunswick. Faculty of Forestry.
dc.format.extentv, 36 pages
dc.format.mediumelectronic
dc.identifier.urihttps://unbscholar.lib.unb.ca/handle/1882/31287
dc.language.isoen_CA
dc.publisherUniversity of New Brunswick
dc.rightshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
dc.subject.disciplineForest Engineering
dc.titleAn analytical assessment of a precommercially thinned mixed hardwood stand
dc.typesenior report
thesis.degree.disciplineForest Engineering
thesis.degree.fullnameBachelor of Science in Forest Engineering
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of New Brunswick
thesis.degree.levelundergraduate
thesis.degree.nameB.Sc.F.E.

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