Graduate Student New Mexico Highlands University Las Vegas, New Mexico, United States
Artificial regeneration by planting presents an opportunity to compensate for the recent losses of ponderosa pine forests; however, early seedling survival is often low. In this study, we are assessing impacts of different combinations of nucleation size and planting density on the survival and performance of ponderosa pine seedlings.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion, participant will be able to compare the impacts of four different planting densities on ponderosa pine seedlings survival.
Upon completion, participant will be able to compare the impacts of 2 different nucleation sizes on ponderosa pine seedlings survival.
Upon completion, participant will be able to recognize the importance of nucleation sizes and planting densities as key outplanting strategies to improve the success of reforestation projects.
