Outline - Silvicultural Systems

  1. Silvicultural Systems And Reproduction Methods
    • Definitions (figure – silviculture flowchart)
      • Silvicultural Systems
        • even-aged
        • uneven-aged
      • Reproduction Methods
    • History
      • Development
      • Early Use in Hardwoods
  2. Clearcut Method
    • Overview
    • Application
    • Variations
      • Patch Clearcut Method
      • Strip Clearcut Method
      • Seed-in-Place Method
    • Values
      • Wood
      • Wildlife
    • Case Studies
      • Saline River - Lee’s Ferry Road (Grant County)
      • Saline River - Rudolph Road (Grant County)
      • Cutoff Creek Wildlife Management Area (Drew County)
  3. Seed-Tree Method
    • Overview
    • Application
    • Variations
      • Group Seed-Tree Method
      • Strip Seed-Tree Method
      • Reserve Seed-Tree Method
    • Values
      • Wood
      • Wildlife
    • Case Studies
      • Mississippi Alluvial Plain (Chicot County)
      • Saline River and Chemin-a-haut Creek floodplains (Ashley County)
  4. Shelterwood Method
    • Overview
    • Application
    • Variations
      • Strip Shelterwood Method
      • Irregular Shelterwood Method
    • Values
      • Wood
      • Wildlife
    • Case Studies
  5. Coppice Method
    • Overview
    • Application
    • Variations
      • Coppice with Standards Method
    • Values
      • Wood
      • Wildlife
    • Case Studies
      • Mississippi Alluvial Plain (Issequena County, Mississippi)
      • Sharkey Reforestation Project (Sharkey County, Mississippi)
      • Mississippi Alluvial Plain (Washington County, Mississippi)
  6. Deferment Method
    • Overview
    • Application
    • Variations
    • Values
      • Wood
      • Wildlife
    • Case Studies
      • Flint River, West-Central Georgia
      • Bent Creek Experimental Forest, Western North Carolina
  7. Single-Tree Selection Method
    • Overview
    • Application
    • Variations
    • Values
      • Wood
      • Wildlife
    • Case Studies
      • Mississippi Alluvial Plain (Lauderdale County, Tennessee)
      • Cutoff Creek Wildlife Management Area (Drew County)
  8. Group Selection Method
    • Overview
    • Application
    • Variations
    • Values
      • Wood
      • Wildlife
    • Case Studies
  9. Patch Method
    • Overview
    • Application
    • Variations
    • Values
      • Wood
      • Wildlife
    • Case Studies
      • Pittman Island (Issequena County, Mississippi)
  10. Recommended Systems And Methods By Forest Cover Type
    • (updated Johnson (1981) table – actual Johnson(1981) table shown below)

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