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EXAM 2 FORESTRY Flashcards

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What is ecophsiology?

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ecology and physiology studied together in the context of the environment

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What is the importance of understanding ecophysiology?

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forest succession mechanics, forest response to climate change, atmospheric chemistry of forests

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Basic associated of ecophysiology

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animal seed dispersal, microbe accumulators, root symbiosis, consumers

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Important site factors that trees interact with

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  1. Climate- solar radiation, temperature, available moisture
  2. Soil- physical, chemical and biological properties, soil and water movement
  3. topography - microsite and mesosite
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factors related to plant distribution

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  1. temperature
  2. moisture
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What is tolerance?

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the ability to withstand stress

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What is shade tolerance

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plants ability to tolerate different amounts of shade

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shade intolerant trees

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aspen, paper birch, red pine

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very shade tolerant species

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sugar maple, eastern hemlock

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moderate shade tolerant species

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eastern white pine, northern red oak

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What is advance regeneration?

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seedlings or saplings established naturally without the influence of harvesting under a forest canopy. next crop is already established at harvest

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What is the light compensation point?

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value at which the rate of photosynthesis is equal to the rate of respiration

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relationship between soil properties and tree sustainability

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soil and pH affects nutrient growth, soil physical and bulk density affects on root growth

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Soil pH

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below 5.0 is acidic
5.5-6.5 is mildly acidic
6.5-7.2 is more alkaline
7.2-7.3 is considered alkaline

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symbiotic relationship between fungi and roots

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increases surface area: increase in H2O and nutrient uptake

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Definition of silviculture

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use of sustainable management practices to establish or guide the development of forested stands to soulful natural resource objectives

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17
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why was silviculture created

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created by the Germans when they experience a wood shortage

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crown classifications

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Dominant: sunlight at the top and the sides
Codominant: sunlight at the top and little on the sides
Intermediate: only sunlight on the top
suppressed: no direct sunlight

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Even-Aged vs Uneven-Aged

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Even-aged: dominant trees are all about the same age
uneven aged: stand has 3 or more age classes

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Describe tree size using an age class system

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Seedling: 1-5 years, <3 ft tall
Sapling: 5-15 years,> 3ft tall to <4 in DBH
Pole: 15-60 years,> 4 in DBH to <8 in DBH
Mature: 60-150 years, height and diameter slows
Old growth: >150 years, age and stand attributes depend

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21
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Tree Regeneration systems: Clear Cut

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Most of the trees removed,Ideal with intolerant species
Mimic severe disturbance, planting or direct seeding, natural seeding (limits of seed dispersal, strips, or patch clearcut), advanced regeneration, and stump sprouting

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Tree Regeneration Systems: Seed Tree

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Scattered trees left after harvest (seed source)
Ideally crop trees regenerate
Cons: seed crop and germination variability, competition, with throw shallow rooted trees
Harvest seed trees 5-8 years later

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Tree Regeneration System: Shelterwood

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Retain sufficient number of trees per unit area
Seed trees, 30-80% canopy
Visual quality is the best of even aged systems
Remove overstory once understory is established

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Tree Regeneration System: Coppice

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Dependance on vegetative regeneration
Root sprouting (aspen)
Stump sprouting (red maple, northern red oak)

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Pros and Cons Natural Regeneration

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Pros: lower cost
Cons: nature and probability, too few or too many

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Pros and Cons Artificial Regneration

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Pros: dependable and predictable
More reliable stand establishment
Better control of species and spacing
Genetic improvements
Cons: higher cost, site prep

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Field grown bare root vs container grown seedling

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Field grown: grown in a field rather than a pot or other artificial environment
Container grown: plants are grown in containers (pots) rather than the ground

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Advantage of mixed stands

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More niches filled (soil and arboreal)
Greater pest resilience
Diversity, flexibility, and market prices
Social desires for aesthetics and recreation
Wildlife habitat and refugia

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Advantage of Pure stands

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Fit valuable species in a stand
Ease with stand management
Reduced harvesting costs and stand entries

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Disadvantage of Pure stands

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Aesthetics can be reduced
Diversity decreases

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Advantage of even-aged stands

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Reduce harvest residue – reduced fire risk
Steady income with small woodlots
Favorable odds with species regeneration
wood quality greater
harvest volume greater per harvest
uniform growth rates

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disadvantage uneven-aged

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Increased harvest cost
More frequent entry, greater admin costs
Increased silviculture knowledge
Increased administration

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Intermediate practices: Release Treatment

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fire desirable species- removed competition and frees resources
best before pole stage
many treatments: fire, herbicide, mechanical

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Intermediate practices: Improvement Cuts

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used on pole and mature stands
remove low value trees- defected or deformed, diseased or infected
leave the best, cut the rest

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Intermediate practices: Thinning

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reduces stand density
often in even aged stands
usually total volume does not increase
increases in residual potential size
available light, water and nutrients, increased forest health

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Types of Thinning: Below or Low

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Removes suppressed and intermediate crown classes
Light thinning: removes smaller DBH trees
Heavy thinning: some codominant trees removed

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Types of Thinning: Above or Hight

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removes dominant and codominant trees
high grading is not desirable
decreases stand genetics

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Types of Thinning: Mechanical

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removes rows or strips
relatively quick and economical
response is short-lived: tree growth slows to a limiting factor, must repeat thinning every 10-15 years

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Intermediate Practices: Pruning

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improves wood quality
more than just cutting: natural target pruning, trees seal, don’t heal

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Intermediate Practices: Salvage Cuts

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removes trees damaged by wind, fire, insects, disease, drought, flood, or ice storm
harvested before quality decreases

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Intermediate Practices: Fertilization

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improves growth
limiting factors: nitrogen and phosphorus

42
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proper location to prune a branch

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cut the dead branch as close as you can to the branch axil

43
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What are the two land surveys systems used in the US

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  1. Metes and Bonds
  2. US Public Land Survey
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initial point

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origin

45
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principal meridian (PM)

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North and South Direction

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base line (BL)

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East and West Direction

47
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Standard Paraelles (SP)

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East and West Direction, 24 miles

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Guide Meridians (GM)

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North and South Direction, 24 miles

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Township Lines (TL)

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East and West Direction, 6 miles

50
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Range Lines (RL)

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North direction, 6 miles

51
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Township

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36 miles squared

52
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section

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1 mile squared

NRES 250 (9 decks)

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