Associate Professor and Program Coordinator of Sustainable Forestry and Biomaterials West Virginia University Morgantown, West Virginia, United States
Stem radial fluctuations were monitored with automatic point dendrometers in control and managed stands of ponderosa pine and sugar pine. The findings suggested that the extended radius thinning treatment may be the most effective at releasing legacy sugar and ponderosa pine trees compared to the other forest management treatments.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion, participants will be able to interpret sub-hourly stem fluctuations of ponderosa and sugar pines in multiple different radius thinning treatments to assess the short-term effects of these treatments. This will help to provide guidance earlier to forest resource managers as to what thinning radius, whether it be diameter-based or a fixed radius, improves tree health and vigor of the remaining legacy trees.
Upon completion, participants will be to interpret the dominant climatic drivers of hourly stem fluctuations.
