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An experiment was established in 1992 on an SBS site near Fraser Lake to test the effects of two harvesting treatments: a) processing at the roadside and b) processing at the stump, and two site preparation treatments: a) chain-dragging, and b) untreated on natural regeneration of lodgepole pine. Germination and survival were monitored on four substrates: a) organic, b) pressed organic, c) mixed mineral-organic, and d) mineral soil. First year germination and survival were high (13,000-32,000 germinants/ha) and a further 500-2500 germinants/ha appeared during the second year. After 10 years, more than 80% of the lodgepole pine germinants that were present two years after harvesting continued to survive. Chain-dragging had a slightly negative effect on early germination, probably because pine seed was released during the 4-5 month delay between harvesting and site preparation. As a result, rather than creating suitable seedbed, the treatment most likely disturbed existing germinants. After 10 years, 25,000 ? 29,000 pine seedlings/ha survived in the process-at-roadside/untreated, process-at-stump/untreated, and process-at-roadside/chain-dragged treatments. Approximately 12,000 seedlings/ha survived where processing-at-stump harvesting had been followed by chain dragging. The high rates of germination and survival on this site were attributed mainly to wet June weather in the first two years after harvesting.
Norman Jacob and Chris Opio.
Forest Investment Account (FIA). 2004. Natural regeneration of lodgepole pine in central interior British Columbia: ten year results regarding the effects of seedbed, harvesting method, and chain-dragging: six years after establishment of plots. Forest Investment Account (FIA) - Forest Science Program. Forest Investment Account Report. FIA2003MR310
Topic: FLNRORD Research Program
Keywords: Logging, Research
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