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Density and StockingDensity and Stocking
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Density and StockingDensity and Stocking
• Potential of the land to produce wood is determined mainly by its site quality.
• The actual production or growth of wood fiber achieved on a given site is determined by the number, distribution and species of trees on the site.
• Two measures of the number and distribution of trees on a given site are "density" and "stocking".
• Density is a measurable "fact".
• Stocking is a "relative" assessment.
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Measures of Stand DensityMeasures of Stand Density
1. Number of trees per acre
2. Basal area per acre
3. Stand Density Index
4. Crown Competition Factor
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BA/ac = /BA/ac = /
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Stand Density IndexStand Density Index
• Based on the observed maximum size-density relationship, using
1) number of trees per acre (TPA) and
2) mean quadratic tree diameter (Dq), a.k.a.
• diameter for tree of mean basal area
• Incorporates both number and basal area per acre measurements
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Stand Density IndexStand Density Index
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Dq
TPA
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Stand Density IndexStand Density Index
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Dq
TPA
Slope ~ -3/2
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Stand Density IndexStand Density Index
• Equates observed Dq and TPA to an equivalent TPA for the indexed Dq=10 in.
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1 10 100Dq
TPA
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1.605
q
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DNSDI
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Crown Competition FactorCrown Competition Factor
• Reflects the area available to the average tree relative to the maximum area it uses if it were open-grown
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Crown Competition FactorCrown Competition FactorCCF < 100
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Crown Competition FactorCrown Competition FactorCCF > 150
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StockingStocking
• Involves the comparison of a given stand to a "normal", or fully-stocked stand.
– Problem: "Has anyone ever seen a normal stand?"
• Assumes that "natural" mortality is solely a result of over-stocking.
• Concept of stocking is very subjective in nature.
• Stocking guides are the main method for assessing stocking.
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StockingStocking
1) Stocking Guides
2) Stand Density Management Diagrams
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1. Stocking Guides1. Stocking Guides
1. Species Specific
2. Require that you know trees per acre and basal area per acre.
3. Usually have 2 or 3 lines that are important: the A-line, the B-line, and sometimes the C-line.
• Above the A-line: overstocked
• Between A-line & B-line: fully stocked
• Below the B-line: understocked
• C-line: lower limit of “understocking” to reach the B-line in 10 years on an average stand
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Generic Stocking GuideGeneric Stocking Guide
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Generic Stocking GuideGeneric Stocking Guide
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White Pine Stocking GuideWhite Pine Stocking Guide
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2. Stand Density Management Diagrams2. Stand Density Management Diagrams
What are they?• Graphic tools which illustrate how DIAMETER,
HEIGHT, DENSITY and VOLUME change over time for pure, even-aged stands
Why use them?• Lead to understanding of stand dynamics• To plan/evaluate initial spacing and thinning
regimes
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2. Stand Density Management Diagrams2. Stand Density Management Diagrams
Basic Concepts Involve:• Stand Dynamics• Self-thinning Theory• Langsaeter’s Curve
0.15 0.40 0.55 1.00
Relative Density
Mea
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nnua
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ent
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Spacing effects on tree sizeSpacing effects on tree size
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Time (years)
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rage
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e of
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es
10x10
8x8
7x7
6x6
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Relationship between density and tree sizeRelationship between density and tree size
100 1000 10000Ln(Trees per acre)
Ln
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erag
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me
per
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10x108x87x76x65x54x43x32x2
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Density (log scale)
Plan
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mea
n tr
ee v
olum
e, log
sca
le)
Baseline measurement
1st re-measurement
2nd re-measurement
9th re-measurement
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Density (log scale)
Plan
t si
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mea
n tr
ee v
olum
e, log
sca
le)
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Density (log scale)
Plan
t si
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mea
n tr
ee v
olum
e, log
sca
le)
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Density (log scale)
Plan
t si
ze (
mea
n tr
ee v
olum
e, log
sca
le)
Maximum size-density lineMortality initiation line
Stands under-stocked
Zone of OptimumDensity Management
Zone of ImminentCompetition Mortality
Crown closure lineStand trajectories
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