Forest succession on four habitat types in western Montana

Stephen F. Arno; Dennis G. Simmerman; Robert E. Keane

doi:10.2737/INT-GTR-177

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Forest succession on four habitat types in western Montana

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Authors:

Stephen F. Arno, Dennis G. Simmerman, Robert E. Keane

Year:

1985

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/INT-GTR-177

Source:

General Technical Report INT-177. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. 74 p.

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Abstract

Presents classifications of successional community types on four major forest habitat types in western Montana. Classifications show the sequences of seral community types developing after stand-replacing wildfire and clearcutting with broadcast burning, mechanical scarification, or no followup treatment. Information is provided for associating vegetational response to treatments.

Keywords

forest succession, plant communities, vegetation modeling, forest ecology, fire effects

Citation

Arno, Stephen F.; Simmerman, Dennis G.; Keane, Robert E. 1985. Forest succession on four habitat types in western Montana. General Technical Report INT-177. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. 74 p.