Disturbance impacts on understory plant communities of the Colorado Front Range

Paula J. Fornwalt

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Disturbance impacts on understory plant communities of the Colorado Front Range

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Paula J. Fornwalt

Year:

2009

Type:

Miscellaneous Publication

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

Fort Collins, CO: Colorado State University. 195 p. Dissertation.

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Abstract

Pinus ponderosa - Pseudotsuga menziesii (ponderosa pine - Douglas-fir) forests of the Colorado Front Range have experienced a range of disturbances since they were settled by European-Americans approximately 150 years ago, including settlement-era logging and domestic grazing, and more recently, wildfire. In this dissertation, I explored the impacts of these disturbances on understory plant communities.

Keywords

understory, ponderosa pine, Pinus ponderosa, Douglas-fir, Pseudotsuga menziesii, Colorado Front Range

Citation

Fornwalt, Paula J. 2009. Disturbance impacts on understory plant communities of the Colorado Front Range. Fort Collins, CO: Colorado State University. 195 p. Dissertation.