Effects of Forest Management on Understory and Overstory Vegetation: ARetrospective Study

摘要

Management for wood production through long rotations and thinning (MT) andmanagement for biodiversity through legacy retention, protection, and no subsequent manipulation (ML) are two approaches to managing second-growth forests in the Pacific Northwest, The authors describe how these two strategies have affected tree size, tree density, and native and exotic vascular plant diversity and abundance.