Library Record
Metadata
Title |
Eighty-Eight Years of Change in a Managed Ponderosa Pine Forest |
Catalog Number |
2008.005.058 |
Object Name |
Book |
Summary |
Eighty-Eight Years of Change in a Managed Ponderosa Pine Forest 1999 This publication gives an overview of structural and other ecological changes associated with forest management and fire suppression since the early 1900's in a ponderosa pine forest, the most widespread forest type in the Western United States. Three sources of information are presented: (1) changes seen in a series of repeat photographs taken between 1909 and 1997 at 13 camera points; (2) knowledge from 19 authors who have investigated effects of recent ecosystem-based management treatments; integrated with (3) findings of forest changes related to earlier treatments and to succession. The contributing authors discuss effects of historical silviculture and recent ecosystem-based management treatments, including an evaluation of various burning prescriptions in terms of tree response, undergrowth, soils, wildlife habitat, and esthetics and public acceptance. The Lick Creek area on the Bitterroot National Forest is the source of the papers managed forest information. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-23. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 55 p. + 14 foldout photopoint pages, one poster. |
Author |
Smith, Helen Y.; and Arno, Stephen F. |
Published Date |
1999 |
Physical Description |
55 pages Paper cover |
Subjects |
Lick Creek Bitterroot NF Ecological changes Ponderosa pine Photo camera points Silviculture treatments fire suppression ecosystem-based management forest succession prescribed fire |
Search Terms |
Research Timber Silviculture Ecosystem Research |
Publisher |
USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station |
Catalog date |
2008-07-10 |
Collection |
National Museum of Forest Service History |
Number of images |
0 |