Vegetation structure in old-growth stands in the Coram Research Natural Area in northwestern Montana. Forest Service general technical report
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:529858
Forest stand structure, understory composition, and tree seedling composition are described for eight permanent tenth-hectare plots established in Engelmann spruce/subalpine fir, western larch, and interior Douglas-fir forest cover types in northwestern Montana. Sites have been protected as examples of old-growth stands since the establishment of the Coram Research Natural Area in 1937. Plot data clearly illustrate a successional trend toward shade-tolerant conifiers, placing old-growth stands at risk of loss from succession or catastrophic fire. Management issues associated with use of prescribed fire to maintain old-growth characteristics in natural areas are discussed.
- Research Organization:
- Forest Service, Ogden, UT (United States). Intermountain Research Station
- OSTI ID:
- 529858
- Report Number(s):
- PB--97-188668/XAB; FSGTR/INT--364
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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