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Abstract
This report present information on biogeography and broad-scale ecology (macroecology) of selected fungi, lichens, bryophytes, vascular plants, invertebrates, and vertebrates of the interior Columbia River basin and adjacent areas. Rareplants include many endemics associated with local conditions. Potential plant and invertebrate bioindicators are identified. Species ecological functions differ among communities and variously affect ecosystem diversity and productivity. Species of alpine and subalpine communities are identified that may be at risk from climate change. Maps of terrestrial integrity are presented.
Keywords
Keywords Macroecology,
paleoecology,
ecological integrity,
terrestrial communities,
ecosystems,
wildlife,
fungi,
lichens,
bryophytes,
vascular plants,
invertebrates,
arthropods,
mollusks,
amphibians,
reptiles,
birds,
mammals,
endemism,
interior Columbia River basin,
Klamath Basin,
Great Basin
Citation
Marcot, Bruce G.; Croft, L.K.; Lehmkuhl, J.F.; Naney, R.H.; Niwa, C.G.; Owen, W.R.; Sandquist, R.E. 1998. Macroecology, paleoecology, and ecological integrity of terrestrial species and communities of the interior Columbia basin and northern portions of the Klamath and Great Basins. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-410. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 131 p. (Quigley, Thomas M., tech. ed. Interior Columbia River Basin Ecosystem Management Project: scientific assessment)
