SUCCESS OF CONSERVATION TREE PLANTATIONS IN RELATION TO LANDOWNERS' MOTIVATIONS TO AFFOREST, OWNERSHIP CHARACTERISTICS, AND SILVICULTURAL PRACTICES

摘要

Increasing numbers of private landowners are choosing to afforest marginal agricultural land throughout much of the Central Hardwood Forest Region. The successful establishment of plantations on private land in Indiana is quite variable. Mortality andpoor form of planted seedlings are often attributed to competing vegetation and damage due to animal browse. Although specific silvicultural practices are known to mitigate the effects of these pressures, few studies have addressed how the management behaviors of nonindustrial private landowners translate into plantation establishment success.