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Regeneration Of Aspen Following Partial And Strip Understory Protection Harvest In Boreal Mixedwood Forests, Alison D. Lennie, Simon M. Landsausser, Victor J. Lieffers, Derek Sidders
Regeneration Of Aspen Following Partial And Strip Understory Protection Harvest In Boreal Mixedwood Forests, Alison D. Lennie, Simon M. Landsausser, Victor J. Lieffers, Derek Sidders
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Trembling aspen regeneration was studied in 2 types of partial harvest systems designed to harvest mature aspen but pro- tect immature spruce and encourage natural aspen regeneration. Two partial harvest systems, where the residual aspen was either left in strips or was dispersed uniformly, were compared to traditional clearcuts. After the first and second year since harvest, aspen sucker density and growth was similar between the 2 partial harvests, but was much lower than in the clearcuts. However, in the partial cuts the regeneration density was very much dependent on the location relative to residual trees. The density of regeneration …