Silviculture and Forest Models Team
Stephen E. Reutebuch,
Team Leader
Forestry Sciences Laboratory
400 N 34th Street, Suite 201
Seattle, WA 98103
Phone: (206) 543-4710
Our Mission is to (1) develop and evaluate a wide
range of silvicultural options to meet diverse and multiple objectives
on west-side forest lands; (2) develop basic biological knowledge
about forest trees and understory species; and (3) develop forest
models, stand and landscape visualization systems, and measurement
tools to aid planning, implementation, and monitoring of silvicultural
practices and forest operations. (For more information about the
team, visit Silviculture and Forest Models Team
Page)
ABOUT US
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RESEARCH AREAS
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The Silviculture and Forest Models Team is a division of
the PNW Research Station's Resource Management and Productivity
Program.
Sample output from the Stand
Visualization System
Silvicultural
Options Studies
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Our team's research focuses on developing and evaluating
a wide range of silvicultural systems to meet diverse management
goals. Major lines of research include:
- Study the biology and culture of coniferous and hardwood
species.
- Evaluate the growth and development of tree species in
response to a variety of silvicultural practices that include
site preparation, planting density, fertilization, precommercial
thinning, pruning, commercial thinning, and a variety of regeneration
harvest strategies.
- Determine quantitative relations of tree growth, stand
structure, and silvicultural practices to ecosystem productivity,
including quality and quantity of wood and abundance and diversity
of other biota in forest stands and landscapes.
- Investigate the effects of forest operations and management
activities on long-term site productivity including nutrient
cycling, changes in soil conditions, and vegetation responses.
- Investigate public understanding and acceptance of silvicultural
practices through large-scale silvicultural experiments and
through development of stand and landscape visualization systems.
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