Uneven-aged management of pine and pine-hardwood mixtures in the Ouachita mountains

Technical Report · Tue Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:7182000

Shelton, M G; Baker, J B

The Ouachita National Forest and the Southern Forest Experiment Station launched a long-term research project in 1988 to study uneven-aged management of shortleaf pine and pine-hardwood mixtures in the Ouachita Mountains. The successful use of uneven-aged management in the southern pines has to date been limited to pure stands. However, the maintenance of a hardwood component is desirable to enhance biological diversity, wildlife habitat, and aesthetics. The study's goals are: (1) to determine the levels at which pine and hardwoods are biologically compatible in uneven-aged stands, and (2) to evaluate the timber, wildlife, water quality, aesthetics and biodiversity associated with each management alternative so that sound decisions concerning the tradeoffs among these resources can be determined.

• Research Organization: Forest Service, New Orleans, LA (United States). Southern Forest Experiment Station
• OSTI ID: 7182000
• Report Number(s): PB-93-130201/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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