Condition and deterioration rate of precommercial thinning slash at False Island, Alaska
By: Michael H. McClellan ... [et al.].
Contributors: Pacific Northwest Research Station (Portland, Or.)
Series: Research paper PNW -- RP 594; Research paper PNW -- 594.
Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Portland, OR
Language: eng
Number of pages: 29
Subjects: Slash (Logging); Mule deer; Habitat; Effect of forest management on; Forest thinning; Forest management
Description: We examined slash from thinning treatments in a 21-year chronosequence of young-growth stands in southeast Alaska to determine the strength and persistence of slash effects on two key features of deer habitat quality: forage availability and deer mobility within thinned areas. We describe the main deterioration processes and their dynamics over time. We measured wood density of slash of various ages and present a model to estimate changes in wood density over time. This report also discusses factors that contribute to initial slash loading, slash deterioration, and effects on deer habitat.
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"May 2014."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 28-29).

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