Development and applications of the relative spacing model for loblolly pine plantations |
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Authors: | Dehai Zhao Michael KaneBruce E. Borders |
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Affiliation: | Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA |
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Abstract: | The development through time of relative spacing was modeled for loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) plantations across the Lower Coastal Plain (LCP) and Piedmont and Upper Coastal Plain (PUCP) regions of the southern United States, using data from two culture/density studies. The lower asymptotic limit of relative spacing decreases exponentially with increasing planting density in both the LCP and PUCP regions. It is also correlated with site index in the LCP region, but not in the PUCP region. In the PUCP region, loblolly pine plantations with the intensive management regime approach a higher value of minimum relative spacing than those with the operational management regime. In the LCP region, however, for a given planting density and site index loblolly pine plantations approach the same limit of relative spacing, regardless of management regime. Site index, planting density, and management intensity also affected other model parameters. How the resulting relative spacing models are used to determine thinning schedules and indirectly derive the survival patterns over time for young loblolly pine plantations were explored and outlined. |
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Keywords: | Loblolly pine plantation Relative spacing Thinning Mortality |
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