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Silvicutural Methods for Natural Regeneration of Longleaf Pine
Dr. Ed Loewenstein in collaboration with the US Forest Service is comparing various silvicultural methods for natural regeneration of longleaf pine. Studies are examining the effect of varying residual stand structure on establishment, development, and recruitment of longleaf reproduction under an uneven-aged system
. Specific variables that are being studied include light levels (transmittance), canopy cover, and vertical organization/social structure of the overstory. Projects in his lab are also looking at the response of partial cutting on residual stand growth rates in order to get a better estimate of time between harvest entries. A project nearing completion is the development of a longleaf pine stocking chart which will assist managers with density management questions whenever silvicultural treatments are planned.
