Transcript of Temporal and Spatial Invasion. Time Generation and ‘a half’ Field invasion Large fires First...
Temporal and Spatial Invasion
Time
Generation and ‘a half’
• Field invasion
• Large fires
• First generation poor wood quality– “wolf trees”
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INVASION
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YEARS AFTER DISTURBANCE
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Cohort
Cohort = all trees that initiate after a disturbance. Oldest trees in a cohort are those that initiate first; youngest trees are those that initiate just before all growing space is occupied.
Cohorts
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CLUMPINESS
• Variable density
• Microsite
Stem maps?
• Asymmetric crowns
• Leaning trees
Including the 3rd dimension
• Lower strata can be clumped at a different spatial scale
• Scale
• Grain size
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Random?
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Basic Stocking
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Basic Stocking
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Basic Stocking
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Basic Stocking
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Basic Stocking
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Basic Stocking
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Basic Stocking and Yield
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Elements of Regeneration Stocking
Basic• Are there enough trees to occupy all of
the available growing space?
Enhanced• Is the growing space allocated in a
manner that we will achieve our desired future forest condition?
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Allocation of Growing Space- a simple case -
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Allocation of Growing Space- a more complex case -
• Species composition• Species Intermingling• Spatial Pattern• Vertical Structure• Scale• Stand Density
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Succession - Conifers
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Succession - Conifers
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Succession - Conifers
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Succession - Conifers
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Succession - Conifers
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Succession - Mixedwoods
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The Conifer Free-Growing Paradigm
OK Not OK
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The Conifer Free-Growing Paradigm
Mixedwoods are a continuumof competitive conditions