An Ecological Field Study as a Basis for a Woodlot Management Plan
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Authors
Chase, Leonard A.
Issue Date
1979
Type
Thesis
Language
en_US
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Abstract
Facilities of the Kalamazoo Nature Center include three buildings
which are heated by wood stoves which require a large volume of fuel-wood
over the course of a Michigan winter, in addition to that used
during special programs, such as Maple Sugaring Weekend, cook-outs,
etc. Land areas owned by the Nature Center include three or four
small-to-medium-sized woodlots. The initial plan of this study was
to develop an ecologically sound woodlot management plan for one of
these woodlots. The plan would combine management practices for
the cutting of trees for fuel-wood with those designed to improve the
quality of the woodlot for timber and to provide adequate wildlife habitats.
To do this, an understanding of the basic ecological relationships that
exist in the selected woodlot was essential.
Description
iv, 60 p.
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Publisher
Kalamazoo College
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