Natural Canopy Disturbance Patterns and Ecological Silviculture in the Alabama Fall Line Hills
Aurora C Baker,
David L Phillips,
J Davis Goode
et al.
Abstract:As a natural disturbance-based approach to silviculture is increasingly embraced by forest managers, quantitative reference conditions of natural disturbance patterns are paramount. We used LiDAR data to quantify resultant structural patterns from an EF3 tornado on the Oakmulgee Ranger District of Talladega National Forest in the Alabama Fall Line Hills, USA. We found the zone of catastrophic disturbance totaled 123 ha, had a mean width of 360 m, and residual trees were randomly distributed. This zone was buff… Show more
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