Compatibility between wood production and other values and uses on forested lands: a problem analysis.

Abstract

Peterson, Charles E.; Monserud, Robert A. 2002 Compatibility between wood production and other values and uses on forested lands: a problem analysis. Gen. Tech. Rep.

Recent research on the management of hemlock–spruce forests in southeast Alaska for multiple values

“…The operational scale of the units encompasses more of the variability that typically exists in management units. This reduces the scaling problems that often plague field trials, and it increases our confidence in the real-world applicability of our findings, a quality sometimes lacking in traditional small-plot studies (Peterson and Monserud, 2002).…”

Modeling economic and carbon consequences of a shift to wood-based energy in a rural ‘cluster’; a network analysis in southeast Alaska

“…Thinning, or 'partial cutting' on formerly clear-cut lands ideally takes place once the crowns of the regenerating stand make contact with adjacent crowns which takes place at 10 to 15 years of stand age in Southeastern Alaska. Thinning has increased management options for desired forest characteristics (Alaback, 2010;Barbour et al, 2005;McClellan et al, 2000;Peterson and Monserud, 2002) by simulating old-growth structural diversity and increase species diversity among understory plants (Deal, 1999(Deal, , 2001Deal et al, 2003;Hanley, 2005;Zaborske et al, 2002), which can result in increases of small mammals (Hanley, 1996;Hanley and Barnard, 1999a,b) and other species (see review in Deal, 2007). The increased understory has been seen to increase the abundance of wildlife such as black-tailed deer (Wallmo and Schoen, 1980;Schoen et al, 1988), and can improve access for recreation, gathering of non-timber forest products and hunting.…”

Large-scale interdisciplinary experiments inform current and future forestry management options in the U.S. Pacific Northwest

“…In their broad review of large interdisciplinary studies in the Pacific Northwest Research Station, Peterson and Monserud (2002) provided overarching multi-scale research questions framed by two dozen scientists from the Pacific Northwest Research Station in 1997 for management issues:…”