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Abstract
As described in Chapter 1.1 (Dumroese, this synthesis, The Northeastern California Plateaus Bioregion Science Synthesis: Background, Rationale, and Scope), the Lassen and Modoc National Forests (hereafter the Lassen and the Modoc) share dry pine forestland that was not addressed by two prior science syntheses: Science Synthesis to Support Socioecological Resilience in the Sierra Nevada and Southern Cascade Range (hereafter, Sierra Nevada Science Synthesis; Long and others 2014) and Synthesis of Science to Inform Land Management within the Northwest Forest Plan Area (hereafter Northwest Forest Plan Science Synthesis; Spies et al. 2018). These previous syntheses concentrated on biodiversity and species, such as fisher (Martes pennanti), Pacific marten (Martes caurina), and spotted owl (Strix occidentalis), associated with dense, closed-canopy forests, for example, late-successional and old-growth Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) and western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla) forests.
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Keywords
Lassen National Forest,
Modoc National Forest,
Northeastern California,
forest planning,
community engagement,
socioeconomic resilience,
ponderosa pine,
western juniper,
sagebrush rangeland,
wildfire,
wildlife,
ecosystem restoration,
climate change,
disturbances
Citation
Hanberry, Brice B.; Dumroese, R. Kasten. 2020. Biodiversity and representative species in dry pine forests [Chapter 4.1]. In: Dumroese, R. K.; Moser, W. K., eds. Northeastern California plateaus bioregion science synthesis. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-409. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 85-100.
