Post-fire tree establishment patterns at the alpine treeline ecotone: Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA

Kirk M. Stueve; Dawna L. Cerney; Regina M. Rochefort; Laurie Kurth

doi:10.1111/j.1654-1103.2009.05437.x

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Post-fire tree establishment patterns at the alpine treeline ecotone: Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA

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Authors:

Kirk M. Stueve, Dawna L. Cerney, Regina M. Rochefort, Laurie Kurth

Year:

2009

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1654-1103.2009.05437.x

Source:

Journal of Vegetation Science. 20: 107-120.

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Abstract

We performed classification analysis of 1970 satellite imagery and 2003 aerial photography to delineate establishment. Local site conditions were calculated from a LIDAR-based DEM, ancillary climate data, and 1970 tree locations in a GIS. We used logistic regression on a spatially weighted landscape matrix to rank variables.

Keywords

Abies lasiocarpa, CORONA, hierarchical partitioning, landscape, Pacific Northwest, seed dispersal, spatial autocorrelation, subalpine parkland, topography

Citation

Stueve, Kirk M.; Cerney, Dawna L.; Rochefort, Regina M.; Kurth, Laurie L. 2009. Post-fire tree establishment patterns at the alpine treeline ecotone: Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. Journal of Vegetation Science. 20: 107-120.