The effects of different factors on the softwood stocking levels of clearcuts from the north-west of New Brunswick

dc.contributor.authorCouturier, Sylvain
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-07T21:23:19Z
dc.date.available2023-06-07T21:23:19Z
dc.date.issued1984
dc.description.abstractThe study is based on a series of reproduction surveys conducted during the summer of year 1983 by Fraser Inc. on Crown Land clearcuts from the Kedgwick and Green River watershed. The objectives of different factors towards the softwood reproduction stocking levels of clearcuts. From the studied factors, the most determining factor was found to be the year during which a block had been harvested. This was mostly because of the ''age" of the clearcuts; older clearcuts tend to have higher stocking levels than most recent ones. The older ones in record, those for which the harvest-year was only known to be prior to year 1974 had the highest stocking levels (70%), while the 1981-clearcuts had the lowest (32%). For their relatively young age, the 1979-clearcuts had a high stocking level (62%). The precut stand type was found to be the second most determining factor. The different aspects of the slopes, the particular location of the clearcuts, and the two precut stand maturity-groups involved were of low importance. Most clearcuts had been harvested by the conventional system (tree-length with cable skidders).
dc.description.copyrightNot available for use outside of the University of New Brunswick
dc.format.extentviii, 93 pages
dc.format.mediumelectronic
dc.identifier.urihttps://unbscholar.lib.unb.ca/handle/1882/35716
dc.language.isoen_CA
dc.publisherUniversity of New Brunswick
dc.rightshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
dc.subject.disciplineForestry
dc.titleThe effects of different factors on the softwood stocking levels of clearcuts from the north-west of New Brunswick
dc.typesenior report
thesis.degree.disciplineForestry
thesis.degree.fullnameBachelor of Science in Forestry
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of New Brunswick
thesis.degree.levelundergraduate
thesis.degree.nameB.Sc.F

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