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Reference stand condition - Effects of Thinning on Forest Structure important to the recovery of ESA-listed species

Published by Northwest Fisheries Science Center | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Catalog Last Checked: May 14, 2026 at 07:19 AM | Dataset Last Updated: October 22, 2018 at 12:00 AM
This study evaluates the effects of thinning regimes designed to accelerate the development of late-successional forest structure for the benefit of salmon and other ESA-listed species. The focus is to ensure that proposed thinning activities (primarily by federal agencies such as BLM and USFS) do not delay the recovery of habitat important to these ESA-listed species. Currently thinning actions undertaken by BLM and USFS have resulted in the substantial delay in the recovery of instream habitat. The results from this study are intended to be provided to these agencies so that they can make management decisions consistent with the restoration and recovery of habitat important to ESA-listed species, in particular, instream habitat. Data of DF forest reference stands.

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issued 2008-01-01T00:00:00.000+00:00
keyword 
                                            [
  "ESA",
  "forest thinning",
  "salmon",
  "Western Oregon",
  "Instrument Not Applicable",
  "DOC/NOAA/NMFS/NWFSC > Northwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA. U.S. Department of Commerce",
  "FE (Fish Ecology) Division"
]
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license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
modified 2018-10-22T00:00:00.000+00:00
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  "name": "Northwest Fisheries Science Center",
  "@type": "org:Organization"
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rights otherRestrictions, unclassified
spatial -123.9569,44.0071,-123.9669,44.0171
temporal 2010-01-01T00:00:00+00:00/2010-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
title Reference stand condition - Effects of Thinning on Forest Structure important to the recovery of ESA-listed species

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