Thornton T. Munger
Ownership: FS
Ecoregion: West Cascades
Forest: Gifford Pinchot NF
District: Mt Adams RD
Ecological and Physical Description
Size
1,141ac (462ha)
Primary Features
Thornton T. Munger Research Natural Area (RNA) was established to represent old-growth Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)-western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla) forests of Washington's cascade range. Topography is gentle and there is a low elevation permanent pond located near the eastern edge of the tract. Douglas-fir, western hemlock, and Pacific silver fir (Abies amabilis) are dominant tree species throughout the RNA. Western red cedar (Thuja plicata) is also common. Oregon grape (Mahonia aquifolium), vine maple (Acer circinatum), twinflower (Linnaea), salal (Gaultheria shallon) and dwarf Oregon grape (Berberis nervosa) are common in the understory. Floating leaf vegetation includes yellow water lily (Nymphaea mexicana) and lesser duckweed (Lemna aequinoctialis). Indian plum (Flacourtia jangomas), western crabapple (Malus fusca), and Pacific ninebark (Physocarpus capitatus) grow along the edge of the pond while hardhack (Spiraea douglasii), willow (Salix), and open muddy areas dominate the low elevation freshwater wetland. Oregon ash (Fraxinus latifolia), smaller creeping buttercup (Ranunculus flammula), and marsh speedwell (Veronica scutellata) are common species of concern along the margin.
Publications
- Jerry F. Franklin, C.T. Dyrness. 1973. Natural vegetation of Oregon and Washington.
- P.S. Homann, S.M. Remillard, M.E. Harmon, B.T. Bormann. 2004. Carbon storage in coarse and fine fractions of Pacific Northwest old-growth forest soils.
- Kevin Schaefer, Christopher R. Schwalm, Chris Williams, M. Altaf Arain, Alan Barr, Jing M. Chen, Kenneth J. Davis, Dimitre Dimitrov, Timothy W. Hilton, David Hollinger, Elyn Humphreys, Benjamin Poulter, Brett M. Raczka, Andrew D. Richardson, Alok Sahoo, Peter Thornton, Rodrigo Vargas, Hans Verbeeck, Ryan Anderson, Ian Baker, T. Andrew Black, Paul Bolstad, Jiquan Chen, Peter S. Curtis, Ankur R. Desai, Michael Dietze, Danilo Dragoni, Christopher Gough, Robert F. Grant, Lianhong Gu, Atul Jain, Chris Kucharik, Beverly Law, Shuguang Liu, Erandathie Lokipitiya, Hank A. Margolis, Roser Matamala, J. Harry McCaughey, Russ Monson, J. William Munger, Walter Oechel, Changhui Peng, David T. Price, Dan Ricciuto, William J. Riley, Nigel Roulet, Hanqin Tian, Christina Tonitto, Margaret Torn, Ensheng Weng, Xiaolu Zhou. 2012. A model-data comparison of gross primary productivity: Results from the North American Carbon Program site synthesis
- Andrew D. Richardson, Ryan S. Anderson, M. Altaf Arain, Alan G. Barr, Gil Bohrer, Guangsheng Chen, Jing M. Chen, Philippe Ciais, Kenneth J. David, Ankur R. Desai, Michael C. Dietze, Danilo Dragoni, Steven R. Garrity, Christopher M. Gough, Robert Grant, David Hollinger, Hank A. Margolis, Harry McCaughey, Mirco Migliavacca, Russel K. Monson, J. William Munger, Benjamin Poulter, Brett M. Raczka, Daniel M. Ricciuto, Alok K. Sahoo, Kevin Schaefer, Hanqin Tian, Rodrigo Vargas, Hans Verbeeck, Jingfeng Xiao, Yongkang Xue. 2012. Terrestrial biosphere models need better representation of vegetation phenology: results from the North American Carbon Program Site Synthesis
- Jeffrey A. Hicke, Craig D. Allen, Ankur R. Desai, Michael C. Dietze, Ronald J. Hall, Edward H. Hogg, Daniel M. Kashian, David Moore, Kenneth F. Raffa, Rona N. Sturrock, James Vogelmann. 2011. Effects of biotic disturbances on forest carbon cycling in the United States and Canada
- David P. Turner, Graham Stinson, Daniel J. Hayes, A. David Mcguire, Yaxing Wei, Tristram O. West, Linda S. Heath, Bernardus Dejong, Brian G. McConkey, Richard Birdsey, Werner A. Kurz, Andrew R. Jacobson, Deborah N. Huntzinger, Yude Pan, W. Mac Post, Robert B. Cook. 2012. Reconciling estimates of the contemporary North American carbon balance among terrestrial biosphere models, atmospheric inversions, and a new approach for estimating net ecosystem exchange from inventory-based data
- S. J. Goetz, B. Bond-Lamberty, B. E. Law, J. A. Hicke, C. Huang, R. A. Houghton, Steve McNulty, T. O’Halloran, M. Harmon, A. J. H. Meddens, E. M. Pfeifer, D. Mildrexler, E. S. Kasischke. 2012. Observations and assessment of forest carbon dynamics following disturbance in North America
- Jingfeng Xiaoa, Qianlai Zhuang, Beverly E. Law, Dennis D. Baldocchi, Jiquan Chen, al. et. 2011. Assessing net ecosystem carbon exchange of U.S. terrestrial ecosystems by integrating eddy covariance flux measurements and satellite observations
- David Turner, William D. Ritts, Zhiqiang Yang, Robert Kennedy, Warren B. Cohen, Maureen V. Duane, Peter E. Thornton, Beverly E. Law. 2011. Decadal trends in net ecosystem production and net ecosystem carbon balance for a regional socioecological system
- David R. Woodruff, Frederick Meinzer, K.A. McCulloh. 2010. Height-related trends in stomatal sensitivity to leaf-to-air vapour pressure deficit in a tall conifer
- Georgianne W. Moore, Barbara J. Bond, Julia A. Jones, Frederick Meinzer. 2010. Thermal-dissipation sap flow sensors may not yield consistent sap-flux estimates over multiple years
- Katherine McCulloh, John S. Sperry, Barbara Lachenbruch, Frederick Meinzer, Peter B. Reich, Steven Voelker. 2010. Moving water well: comparing hydraulic efficiency in twigs and trunks of coniferous, ring-porous, and diffuse-porous saplings from temperate and tropical forests
- Sonia Wharton, Matt Schroeder, Kyaw Tha Paw U, Matthias Falk, Ken Bible. 2009. Turbulence considerations for comparing ecosystem exchange over old-growth and clear-cut stands for limited fetch and complex canopy flow conditions
- Sonia Wharton, Matt Schroeder, Ken Bible, Matthias Falk, Kyaw Tha Paw U. 2009. Stand-level gas-exchange responses to seasonal drought in very young versus old Douglas-fir forests of the Pacific Northwest, USA
- Nathan G. Phillips, Fabian G. Scholz, Sandra J. Bucci, Guillermo Goldstein, Frederick Meinzer. 2009. Using branch and basal trunk sap flow measurements to estimate whole-plant water capacitance: comment on Burgess and Dawson (2008)
- Frederick Meinzer, Daniel Johnson, Barbara Lachenbruch, Katherine A. McCulloh, David R. Woodruff. 2009. Xylem hydraulic safety margins in woody plants: coordination of stomatal control of xylem tension with hydraulic capacitance
- Daniel Johnson, David R. Woodruff, Katherien A. McCulloh, Frederick Meinzer. 2009. Leaf hydraulic conductance, measured in situ, declines and recovers daily: leaf hydraulics, water potential and stomatal conductance in four temperate and three tropical tree species
- Daniel Johnson, Frederick Meinzer, David R. Woodruff, Katherine A. McCulloh. 2009. Leaf xylem embolism, detected acoustically and by cryo-SEM, corresponds to decreases in leaf hydraulic conductance in four evergreen species
- Hiroaki Ishii, Ken-Ichi Yoshimura, Akira Mori. 2009. Convergence of leaf display and photosynthetic characteristics of understory Abies amabilis and Tsuga Heterophylla in an old-growth forest in southwestern Washington State, USA
- Jean-Christophe Domec, Jeffrey M. Warren, Frederick Meinzer, Barbara Lachenbruch. 2009. Safety factors for xylem failure by implosion and air-seeding within roots, trunks and branches of young and old conifer trees
- D.R. Woodruff, F.C. Meinzer, B. Lachenbruch. 2008. Height-related trends in leaf xylem anatomy and shoot hydraulic characteristics in a tall conifer: safety versus efficiency in water transport
- John S. Sperry, Frederick Meinzer, Katherine A. McCulloh. 2008. Safety and efficiency conflicts in hydraulic architecture: scaling from tissues to trees
- D.R. Woodruff, K.A. McCulloh, J.M. Warren, F.C. Meinzer, B.L. Gartner. 2007. Impacts of tree height on leaf hydraulic architecture and stomatal control in Douglas-fir.
- J.M. Warren, F.C. Meinzer, J.R. Brooks, J.-C. Domec, R. Coulombe. 2006. Hydraulic redistribution of soil water in two old-growth coniferous forests: quantifying patterns and controls.
- Renninger H.J., Meinzer F.C., B.L. Gartner. 2006. Hydraulic architecture and photosynthetic capacity as constraints on release from suppression in Douglas-fir and western hemlock.
- F.C. Meinzer, J.M. Warren, J.R. Brooks. 2007. Species-specific partitioning of soil water resources in an old-growth Douglas-fir/western hemlock forest.
- J.C. Domec, F.C. Meinzer, B.L. Gartner, J. Housset. 2007. Dynamic variation in sapwood specific conductivity in six woody species.
- Mark E. Swanson, David C. Shaw, Tisha K. Marosi. 2006. Distribution of western hemlock dwarf mistletoe (Arceuthobium tsugense [Rosendahl] G.N. Jones Subsp. tsugense) in mature and old-growth Douglas-fir (Pseudotsugamenziesii [Mirb.] Franco) forests
- F.C. Meinzer, J.R. Brooks, J.-C. Domec, B.L. Gartner, J.M. Warren, D.R. Woodruff, K. Bible, D.C. Shaw. 2006. Dynamics of water transport and storage in conifers studied with deuterium and heat tracing techniques.
- Jeffrey M. Klopatek, Matthew J. Barry, Dale W. Johnson. 2006. Potential canopy interception of nitrogen in the Pacific Northwest, USA
- Hiroaki Ishii, Tomoko Kadotani. 2006. Biomass and dynamics of attached dead branches in the canopy of 450-year-old Douglas-fir trees
- J.M. Warren, F.C. Meinzer, J.R. Brooks, J.C. Domec. 2005. Vertical stratification of soil water storage and release dynamics in Pacific Northwest coniferous forests.
- David C. Shaw, Jiquan Chen, Elizabeth Freeman, David M. Braun. 2005. Spatial and population characteristics of dwarf mistletoe infected trees in an old-growth Douglas-fir - western hemlock forest.
- F.C. Meinzer, B.J. Bond, J.M. Warren, D.R. Woodruff. 2005. Does water transport scale universally with tree size?
- Jack E. Janisch, Mark E. Harmon, Hua Chen, Becky Fasth, Jay Sexton. 2005. Decomposition of coarse woody debris originating by clearcutting of an old-growth conifer forest
- D.R. Woodruff, B.J. Bond, F.C. Meinzer. 2004. Does turgor limit growth in tall trees?
- E.C. Meinzer, D.R. Woodruff, D.C. Shaw. 2004. Integrated responses of hydraulic architecture, water and carbon relations of western hemlock to dwarf mistletoe infection.
- F.C. Meinzer, J.R. Brooks, S. Bucci, G. Goldstein, F.G. Scholz, J.M. Arren. 2004. Converging patterns of uptake and hydraulic redistribution of soil water in contrasting woody vegetation types.
Last updated March 21, 2023