Variation in microclimate and carbon dynamics within hardwood forests managed with the irregular shelterwood method

Friday, October 27, 2023

3:00pm - 4:00pm PST

Location: Expo Hall

Poster Presenter(s)

MM

Melody Mount

Graduate student
University of Tennessee
Sevierville, Tennessee, United States

Co-Author(s)

DB

David Buckley, n/a

Professor
School of Natural Resources, University of Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
JF

Jennifer Franklin
JG

Joshua J. Granger, CCF

Assistant Professor
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States
SC

Stacy Clark

Microclimate factors and amounts of carbon calculated from biomass equations were measured in different microsites created by implementation of the irregular shelterwood method in central hardwood forests. Amounts of carbon varied among microsites, with a trend toward the greatest amounts of carbon occurring within 5-15 m of harvest area edges.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion, poster session participants will be able to gain a better understanding of carbon dynamics in forests managed with the expanding gap reproduction method.
Upon completion, poster session participants will be able to identify microclimate variables that have the greatest influence on carbon sequestration.