Decomposition of willow-leaf litter in a short-rotation forest in relation to fungal colonization and palatability for earthworms

1991 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 241-248 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Šlapokas ◽  
U. Granhall
Keyword(s):  
Leaf Litter ◽  
Fungal Colonization ◽  
Rotation Forest ◽  
Short Rotation ◽  
Short Rotation Forest

Hybrid Poplars or Hardwood Coppice? An Agriforestry Option to Economically Increasing Wood Production in Eastern Canada

1983 ◽  
Vol 59 (3) ◽  
pp. 143-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. R. C. Jones ◽  
J. Grant
Keyword(s):  
Volume Growth ◽  
Growth Increment ◽  
Eastern Canada ◽  
Rotation Forest ◽  
Clear Cut ◽  
Hybrid Poplars ◽  
Short Rotation ◽  
Volume Production ◽  
One Year ◽  
Short Rotation Forest

A 1980 study compared wood volume production from 10-19 year-old naturally regenerated aspens growing on a loamy sand with the growth of 10-17 year-old hybrid poplars planted as one-year old rooted cuttings in a loamy soil in the Morgan Arboretum, Macdonald College, Quebec.Average volume per aspen sucker was 0.083 m3 versus 0.357 m3 for the hybrid poplars. The hybrids, on a better site but two years younger in age produced four times the volume growth of the natural stand regenerated following a strip clear cut in 1961. Both stands were thinned prior to the yields reported. The growth increment differences between stands was significant at the 0.01 level of probability.In spite of the better yields produced by the hybrids, the authors suggest that the potential for economic short rotation forest management from natural coppice hardwoods should be investigated more fully.

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