Forest structure and landscape patterns in the subalpine lodgepole pine type: A procedure for quantifying past and present conditions

Stephen F. Arno; Elizabeth D. Reinhardt; Joe H. Scott

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Forest structure and landscape patterns in the subalpine lodgepole pine type: A procedure for quantifying past and present conditions

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Stephen F. Arno, Elizabeth D. Reinhardt, Joe H. Scott

Year:

1993

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

Gen. Tech. Rep. INT-GTR-294. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Research Station. 17 p.

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Abstract

Presents a method of quantitatively representing the mosaic of stand types on a small landscape in the subalpine lodgepole pine forest type. The method utilizes macroplots placed systematically on a transect grid. Structure and composition of both current and past stands are inventoried. Procedures for data analysis and interpretation are illustrated for a lodgepole pine landscape in Montana.

Keywords

forest ecology, forest fires, forest succession, landscape mosaics, plant communities, plant succession, forest inventories, fire histories, Montana, Northern Rocky Mountains

Citation

Arno, Stephen F.; Reinhardt, Elizabeth D.; Scott, Joe H. 1993. Forest structure and landscape patterns in the subalpine lodgepole pine type: A procedure for quantifying past and present conditions. Gen. Tech. Rep. INT-GTR-294. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Research Station. 17 p.