Partial Cutting Lodgepole Pine Stands to Reduce Losses to the Mountain Pine Beetle

Authors

Mark D. McGregor
Gene D. Amman
Richard F. Schmitz
Robert D. Oakes

Document Type

Article

Journal/Book Title/Conference

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Publication Date

1987

Issue

10

Volume

17

First Page

1234

Last Page

1239

Abstract

Partial cutting prescriptions were applied in the fall of 1978 through the early winter of 1980 to lodgepole pine stands threatened by mountain pine beetle in the Kootenai and Lolo National Forests in western Montana. Partial cutting prescriptions consisted of removing from separate stands all trees 17.8, 25.4, and 30.5 cm and larger diameter at breast height, and prescriptions leaving 18.4, 23.0 and 27.6 m2 basal area per hectare. In thinned stands, the first 5 years' results following cutting showed greatly reduced tree losses to mountain pine beetle when compared with untreated stands on both forests. There were no significant differences in tree losses among partial cut treatments. Partial cutting appears to be useful for reducing lodgepole losses to mountain pine beetle.

Comments

Originally published by the National Research Council - Canada. Publisher's PDF available through remote link. Must click on corresponding publication.
Note: This article appeared in the Canadian Journal of Forest Research.

Recommended Citation

McGregor, M., Amman, G., Schmitz, R. and Oakes, R. (1987). Partial cutting lodgepole pine stands to reduce losses to the mountain pine beetle. Can. J. For. Res. 17(10): 1234–1239.