Date of Award
Fall 2017
Project Type
Thesis
Program or Major
Natural Resources
Degree Name
Master of Science
First Advisor
Theodore E Howard
Second Advisor
Mark J Ducey
Third Advisor
Jenica Allen
Abstract
Pre-commercial and commercial thinning are common silvicultural treatments in northern hardwood forests throughout the New England, New York, and Great Lakes regions. There are few studies on how pre-commercial thinning influences net timber value over time. This research uses a long-term study from the Bartlett Experimental Forest in Bartlett, New Hampshire to examine how pre-commercial and commercial thinning influence net timber value in 2016 and estimated net timber value in 2026, and whether the costs associated with pre-commercial thinning are justified in the return. We also examine differences in understory species abundance and composition, down dead wood volume and abundance, and snag density and abundance among pre-commercial and commercial thinning treatments to assess important ecological impacts of thinning on northern hardwood forests.
Recommended Citation
Thornton, Meghan Colleen, "PRE-COMMERCIAL THINNING IN EVEN-AGED FOREST MANAGEMENT OF NORTHERN HARDWOODS: CASE STUDIES FROM THE BARTLETT EXPERIMENTAL FOREST" (2017). Master's Theses and Capstones. 1129.
https://scholars.unh.edu/thesis/1129
