Proceedings 18th Central Hardwood Forest Conference

The Central Hardwood Forest Conference is a series of biennial meetings dedicated to the sustainability and improvement of Central Hardwood forest ecosystems. The objective of the conference is to bring together forest managers and scientists to discuss research and issues concerning the ecology and management of forests in the Central Hardwood region. The conference has been hosted by different institutes across the region. The 18th Central Hardwood Forest Conference was hosted by the Division of Forestry and Natural Resources of West Virginia University, and the Northern Research Station of the U.S. Forest Service. The conference includes presentations pertaining to biofuels and bioenergy, forest biometrics, forest ecology and physiology, forest economics, forest health including invasive species, forest soils and hydrology, geographic information systems, harvesting and utilization, silviculture, and wildlife management. Th e conference consisted of 54 oral presentations, resulting in 44 papers and 10 presentation abstracts as well as 31 poster presentations and associated abstracts published herein.

Includes 44 papers and 41 abstracts pertaining to research conducted on biofuels and bioenergy, forest biometrics, forest ecology and physiology, forest economics, forest health including invasive species, forest soils and hydrology, geographic information systems, harvesting and utilization, silviculture, and wildlife management.