Forest habitat types of eastern Idaho-western Wyoming

Robert Steele; Stephen V. Cooper; David M. Ondov; David W. Roberts; Robert D. Pfister

doi:10.2737/INT-GTR-144

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Forest habitat types of eastern Idaho-western Wyoming

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Authors:

Robert Steele, Stephen V. Cooper, David M. Ondov, David W. Roberts, Robert D. Pfister

Year:

1983

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/INT-GTR-144

Source:

Gen. Tech. Rep. INT-GTR-144. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. 122 p. 10.2737/INT-GTR-144.

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Abstract

A land-classification system based upon potential natural vegetation is presented for the forests of central Idaho. It is based on reconnaissance sampling of about 980 stands. A hierarchical taxonomic classification of forest sites was developed using the habitat type concept. A total of six climax series, 58 habitat types, and 24 additional phases of habitat types are defined and described. A diagnostic key is provided for field identification of the types based on indicator species used in development of the classification.

Keywords

forest vegetation, Idaho, habitat types, plant communities, forest ecology, forest management, classification, Wyoming

Citation

Steele, Robert; Cooper, Stephen V.; Ondov, David M.; Roberts, David W.; Pfister, Robert D. 1983. Forest habitat types of eastern Idaho-western Wyoming. Gen. Tech. Rep. INT-GTR-144. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. 122 p. 10.2737/INT-GTR-144.