Growth Patterns of Red Spruce Populations in Two Spruce-Fir Forest Stands in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Author

Xinyuan Wu, University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Date of Award

3-1988

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science

Major

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Major Professor

J. Frank McCormick

Committee Members

John C. Rennie, Clifford C. Amundson

Abstract

Objectives: The objectives of this study are:

To determine the growth pattern of red spruce populations by analyzing the tree ring series of canopy populations

To compare the growth patterns of red spruce populations on south and north facing slopes.

To compare the growth patterns of the noncanopy populations and canopy populations.

Recommended Citation

Wu, Xinyuan, "Growth Patterns of Red Spruce Populations in Two Spruce-Fir Forest Stands in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. " Master's Thesis, University of Tennessee, 1988.
https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_gradthes/3289