Caryl L Elzinga
1) Vegetation structure in old-growth stands in the Coram Research Natural Area in northwestern Montana
Author
Series
General technical report INT volume 364
Publisher
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Research Station
Pub. Date
[1997]
Language
English
Description
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...
Author
Series
General technical report INT volume 352
Publisher
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Research Station
Pub. Date
[1997]
Language
English