Estimating postfire changes in production and value of northern Rocky Mountain-Intermountain rangelands. Final report
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:5412047
A simulation model was developed to estimate postfire changes in the production and value of grazing lands in the Northern Rocky Mountain-Intermountain region. Ecological information and management decisions were used to simulate expected changes in production and value after wildfire in six major rangeland types: permanent forested range (ponderosa pine), transitory range (Douglas-fir, larch, lodgepole pine, western white pine), Mountain grassland, sagebrush, pinyon-juniper, and western hardwoods. Changes varied widely in quantity and duration among the range types. The largest decrease in net value was calculated for mountain grassland ($7/acre for a 2-year period). The largest increase in net value was calculated for a ponderosa pine sawtimber stand with 100 percent basal area removal ($36/acre for a 150-year period).
- Research Organization:
- Forest Service, Berkeley, CA (USA). Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station
- OSTI ID:
- 5412047
- Report Number(s):
- PB-85-178796/XAB; FSRP-PSW-173
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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