Describing the conditions of forest ecosystems using disturbance profiles

John E. Lundquist; J. P. Ward

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Describing the conditions of forest ecosystems using disturbance profiles

Informally Refereed

Authors:

John E. Lundquist, J. P. Ward

Year:

1995

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

In: L. G. Eskew, comp. Forest health through silviculture: proceedings of the 1995 National Silviculture Workshop, Mescalero, New Mexico, May 8-11, 1995. Gen. Tech. Rep. RM-GTR-267. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station: 128-134

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Abstract

Data from a study on the effect of small-scale disturbances on small mammal prey of the Mexican spotted owl illustrates how spatial models of canopy cover and disturbance profiles of forest stands might be used to define forest stand condition and develop silvicultural prescriptions.

Parent Publication

Forest health through silviculture: Proceedings of the 1995 National Silviculture Workshop

Keywords

forest health, silviculture, ecosytems, ecological disturbance, models

Citation

Lundquist, John E.; Ward, J. P. 1995. Describing the conditions of forest ecosystems using disturbance profiles. In: L. G. Eskew, comp. Forest health through silviculture: proceedings of the 1995 National Silviculture Workshop, Mescalero, New Mexico, May 8-11, 1995. Gen. Tech. Rep. RM-GTR-267. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station: 128-134