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Temporal and Spatial Invasion

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Temporal and Spatial Invasion

Time

Generation and ‘a half’

• Field invasion

• Large fires

• First generation poor wood quality– “wolf trees”

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 140

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INVASION

Harsher siteMesic site

YEARS AFTER DISTURBANCE

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Cohort

Cohort = all trees that initiate after a disturbance. Oldest trees in a cohort are those that initiate first; youngest trees are those that initiate just before all growing space is occupied.

Cohorts

Age

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Space

CLUMPINESS

• Variable density

• Microsite

Stem maps?

• Asymmetric crowns

• Leaning trees

Including the 3rd dimension

• Lower strata can be clumped at a different spatial scale

• Scale

• Grain size

A B C D

E F G H

Random?

Seeing The Forest Beyond The Trees

Basic Stocking

Seeing The Forest Beyond The Trees

Basic Stocking

Seeing The Forest Beyond The Trees

Basic Stocking

Seeing The Forest Beyond The Trees

Basic Stocking

Seeing The Forest Beyond The Trees

Basic Stocking

Seeing The Forest Beyond The Trees

Basic Stocking

Seeing The Forest Beyond The Trees

Basic Stocking and Yield

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Stocking

Seeing The Forest Beyond The Trees

Elements of Regeneration Stocking

Basic• Are there enough trees to occupy all of

the available growing space?

Enhanced• Is the growing space allocated in a

manner that we will achieve our desired future forest condition?

Seeing The Forest Beyond The Trees

Allocation of Growing Space- a simple case -

Seeing The Forest Beyond The Trees

Allocation of Growing Space- a more complex case -

• Species composition• Species Intermingling• Spatial Pattern• Vertical Structure• Scale• Stand Density

Seeing The Forest Beyond The Trees

Succession - Conifers

Seeing The Forest Beyond The Trees

Succession - Conifers

Seeing The Forest Beyond The Trees

Succession - Conifers

Seeing The Forest Beyond The Trees

Succession - Conifers

Seeing The Forest Beyond The Trees

Succession - Conifers

Seeing The Forest Beyond The Trees

Succession - Mixedwoods

Seeing The Forest Beyond The Trees

The Conifer Free-Growing Paradigm

OK Not OK

Seeing The Forest Beyond The Trees

The Conifer Free-Growing Paradigm

Mixedwoods are a continuumof competitive conditions

Seeing The Forest Beyond The Trees

New Mixedwood Paradigmfor Regeneration Standards

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