Disturbance ecology of North American boreal forests and associated northern mixed/subalpine forests [Chapter 3]

Abstract

Disturbance dynamics differ in the three subregions of the North American boreal forest (taiga, western United States, and eastern United States) where lynx are found, resulting in a range of potential effects on lynx populations. Fire severity tends to be high in most of the forest types where lynx habitat occurs, although subsequent succession will differ among the subregions. Other disturbance dynamics involve insects, disease, wind, and human ownership and use, such as logging, mining, agriculture, and fire suppression. The author addresses three general lynx management implications based on disturbance dynamics.

Parent Publication

• Ecology and conservation of lynx in the United States

Citation

Agee, James K. 1999. Disturbance ecology of North American boreal forests and associated northern mixed/subalpine forests [Chapter 3]. In: Ruggiero, Leonard F.; Aubry, Keith B.; Buskirk, Steven W.; Koehler, Gary M.; Krebs, Charles J.; McKelvey, Kevin S.; Squires, John R. Ecology and conservation of lynx in the United States. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-30WWW. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 39-82.