Mortalité du bois laissé sur pied à la suite d'une coupe par bandes dans trois régions du Québec

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This paper presents the results of a three-year study of mortality in black spruce leave strips. The effects of various stand and strip layout characteristics are considered and recommendations for reducing blowdown are also provided.Mortality over the three years was highest in the Abitibi region of Quebec (20.2% of initial stand volume) and lowest in the Lac-Saint-Jean area (8.8% of initial stand volume). The Mauricie region was intermediate (17.4% of initial stand volumes). Most of the mortality occurred during the second year.In the Abitibi region, losses tended to increase in the leave strips when stand height was higher than 17 m and when leave strips were oriented SE to NW. In the Mauricie region, mortality increased with stand height and initial volume. In the Lac-Saint-Jean area, losses also increased with stand height but mortality remained relatively low. Key words: Black spruce, strip cutting, windthrow.

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