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The key to expanding knowledge in the area of wildlife habitat/ 

 forestry relationships is to replicate treatments. In this case, conclusions 

 could have been strengthened by having several clearcuts and several 

 control areas (Hurlbert 1984). Specific factors such as woody debris, 

 size of clearcuts, and skidder rut impact could be studied with such a 

 design. Ideally, each area would be sampled prior to the installation 

 of the clearcut (Buhlmann et al. 1988). This would allow comparison 

 of data from the clearcut before and after treatment, and from the 

 control. Effects of space, time, and the treatment itself could be separated. 

 Replication and the collection of baseline data could be achieved 

 more easily within the framework of Adaptive Resource Management 

 (Walters 1986). This is a system of research integrated with management, 

 wherein management decisions are treated as hypotheses and tested 

 with replicated trials. After several iterations of hypothesis and experiment, 

 predictions involved with policy can become prescriptions based on 

 hard data. 



ACKNOWLEDGMENTS— funding for this project was provided 

 by the Hardwood Research Cooperative of North Carolina State University. 

 Harvest treatments were done by Georgia-Pacific Corporation, and 

 housing for researchers was provided by the South Carolina Forestry 

 Commission. Dr. Robert Kellison of the Hardwood Cooperative provided 

 valuable support and a review of the manuscript. Two anonymous 

 reviewers provided valuable comments. 



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