A Method for Determining Fire History in Coniferous Forests of the Mountain West

A Method for Determining Fire History in Coniferous Forests of the Mountain West
Author: Stephen F. Arno
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Total Pages: 36
Release: 1977
Genre: Conifers
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Describes a method for determining historic fire frequency, intensity, and size from cross sections collected from fire-scarred trees and tree age classes determined through increment borings. Tells how to interpret the influence of fire in stand composition and structure and how to identify effects of modern fire suppression.

Proceedings of the Fire History Workshop, October 20-24, 1980, Tucson, Arizona

Proceedings of the Fire History Workshop, October 20-24, 1980, Tucson, Arizona
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Total Pages: 150
Release: 1980
Genre: Dendrochronology
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The purpose of the workshop was to exchange information on sampling procedures, research methodologies, preparation and interpretation of specimen material, terminology, and the application and significance of findings, emphasizing the relationship of dendrochronology procedures to fire history interpretations.

Vegetation Structure in Old-growth Stands in the Coram Research Natural Area in Northwestern Montana

Vegetation Structure in Old-growth Stands in the Coram Research Natural Area in Northwestern Montana
Author: Caryl L. Elzinga
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Total Pages: 28
Release: 1997
Genre: Douglas fir
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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 conifers, 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.