Correlations Between Overtopping Vegetation and Development of Douglas-Fir Saplings in the Oregon Coast Range

Author: Chan Samuel S.   Walstad John D.  

Publisher: Society of American Foresters

ISSN: 0885-6095

Source: Western Journal of Applied Forestry, Vol.2, Iss.4, 1987-10, pp. : 117-119

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Abstract

The response of Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) saplings to overtopping vegetation on three northeast-facing sites in the Oregon Coast Range was studied for two years. As amount of overtopping brush increased, sapling growth (as indicated by size) generally decreased. Basal stem diameter growth was most reduced, but similar reductions in growth occurred for tree height and other morphological features. West. J. Appl. For. 2(4):117-119, October 1987.