Classification, description, and dynamics of plant communities after fire in the taiga of interior Alaska.

M. Joan Foote

doi:10.2737/PNW-RP-307

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Classification, description, and dynamics of plant communities after fire in the taiga of interior Alaska.

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Authors:

M. Joan Foote

Year:

1983

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Pacific Northwest Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/PNW-RP-307

Source:

Res. Pap. PNW-RP-307. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. 116 p

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Abstract

One hundred thirty forest stands ranging in age from I month postfire to 200 years were sampled and described by successional series (white spruce and black spruce) and by developmental stage (newly burned, moss-herb, tall shrub-sapling, dense tree, hardwood, and spruce). Patterns of change in the two successional series are described. In addition, 12 mature forest communities are described in quantitative and qualitative terms.

Keywords

communities (plant), classification (plant communities), fire (-plant ecology, taiga, Alaska (interior)

Citation

Foote, M. Joan. 1983. Classification, description, and dynamics of plant communities after fire in the taiga of interior Alaska. Res. Pap. PNW-RP-307. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. 116 p