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Tornado damage in northern hardwoods-white pine forest

• HF-ID: HF1984-12
• Category: Research Files
• Creator:
  • Dey, Andrew

• Date: 1984
• Location: Petersham MA
• Media: Paper
• Contents:
  • Student report. 1 file folder.

• Keywords: disturbance, wind
• Abstract:
  • In July 1984, a tornado, or series of tornadoes, caused damage at the Harvard Forest. This study was carried out on 2 quarter-hectare areas bordering Harvard Forest's Prospect Hill Tract. The western area is bordered on its north by Prospect Hill Road. The eastern area is bordered on its south by Prospect Hill Road.

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