A Retrospective Assessment of Partial Cutting to Reduce Spruce Beetle-Caused Mortality in the Southern Rocky Mountains
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experimental units. Cognizant of these limitations, our objectives were: (1) to determine whether partial cutting reduces stand-level spruce beetle-caused mortality; (2) to compare postoutbreak stand characteristics between partially cut and unthinned stands; and (3) to examine the relationship between beetle-caused tree mortality and stand characteristics.
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تاریخ انتشار 2010