Ground-dwelling vertebrates, birds, habitat data on the Willamette National Forest, Oregon (Young Stand Thinning and Diversity Study)

<section><para>Understanding how to maintain the ecological diversity of young managed stands is a topical issue in forest management in the Pacific Northwest region. To begin to understand the effects of different thinning treatments on ecological diversity, the Willamette National Forest initiated the Young Stand Thinning and Diversity study (YSS). This study compares relative populations of small mammals, Amphibians, reptiles, and birds under different thinning treatments. Tree growth and vegetation development are also examined</para></section>探究如何维持人工经营幼龄林分的生态多样性，是太平洋西北地区森林管理领域的热点议题。为探明不同间伐处理对生态多样性的影响，威拉米特国家森林（Willamette National Forest）启动了幼龄林间伐与多样性研究（Young Stand Thinning and Diversity Study，YSS）。该研究对比了不同间伐处理下小型哺乳类、两栖类、爬行类以及鸟类的相对种群数量，同时还对林木生长与植被发育状况进行了监测。