Effect of Commercial Thinning on Within-stand Microclimate and Fine Fuel Moisture Conditions in a Mature Lodgepole Pine Stand in Southeastern British Columbia

Effect of Commercial Thinning on Within-stand Microclimate and Fine Fuel Moisture Conditions in a Mature Lodgepole Pine Stand in Southeastern British Columbia
Author: Roger J. Whitehead
Publisher: Canadian Museum of Civilization/Musee Canadien Des Civilisations
Total Pages: 24
Release: 2008
Genre: Business & Economics
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"The purpose of this study was to compare and contrast microclimatic and fine fuel moisture conditions in a natural stand of mature lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta Dougl. var. latifolia Engelm.) with an adjacent stand which was thinned to a uniform 4-m spacing between stems with respect to: within-stand microclimate elements that are likely to affect the moisture content of fine, dead surface fuels; measured moisture content of fine, dead surface fuels; and, differences between the actual moisture content of lodgepole pine needle litter versus equivalent values predicted by the Canadian Forest Fire Weather Index (FWI) System (Van Wagner 1987)."--Document.