Fire Ecology of Western Montana Forest Habitat TypesU.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Research Station, 1987 - Fire ecology - 95 pages Provides information on fire as an ecological factor for forest habitat types in western Montana. Identifies Fire Groups of habitat types based on fire's role in forest succession. Describes forest fuels and suggests considerations for fire management. |
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... seedbeds . Initial establish- ment and early growth of seedlings may be slow , but is usually good when encouraged by shade and abundant moisture . Spruce seedlings will occur as members of a fire - initiated stand with lodgepole pine ...
... seedbeds . Initial establish- ment and early growth of seedlings may be slow , but is usually good when encouraged by shade and abundant moisture . Spruce seedlings will occur as members of a fire - initiated stand with lodgepole pine ...
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... seedbeds exposed to full sunlight . Lodgepole pine's success in revegetating a site following fire often results in dense , overstocked stands . Such stands are susceptible to stagnation , snow breakage , windthrow , dwarf mistletoe ...
... seedbeds exposed to full sunlight . Lodgepole pine's success in revegetating a site following fire often results in dense , overstocked stands . Such stands are susceptible to stagnation , snow breakage , windthrow , dwarf mistletoe ...
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... seedbeds . Subalpine fir can occur in a fire - initiated stand with Douglas - fir , lodgepole pine , and other seral ... seedbed than duff surfaces , but white pine seed is able to lie over in duff for 2 or 3 years then germinate upon ...
... seedbeds . Subalpine fir can occur in a fire - initiated stand with Douglas - fir , lodgepole pine , and other seral ... seedbed than duff surfaces , but white pine seed is able to lie over in duff for 2 or 3 years then germinate upon ...
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... seedbed conditions . The light , winged seeds can be carried a considerable distance by wind . Hemlock is a highly tolerant climax species . It survives long periods of suppression and will respond well to release . It is often found as ...
... seedbed conditions . The light , winged seeds can be carried a considerable distance by wind . Hemlock is a highly tolerant climax species . It survives long periods of suppression and will respond well to release . It is often found as ...
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... seedbed , regeneration may appear as dense stands , separated thickets , or scat- tered individuals . Periodic fires can create uneven - aged stands comprising various even - aged groups . Severe fires will result in a predominantly ...
... seedbed , regeneration may appear as dense stands , separated thickets , or scat- tered individuals . Periodic fires can create uneven - aged stands comprising various even - aged groups . Severe fires will result in a predominantly ...
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Abies ABLA ABLA/MEFE absence of fire Arno bark beadlily borealis burning canadensis conifer cool fires dense Department of Agriculture dominant Douglas-fir duff effects of fire Engelmann spruce fescue Fire Ecology following fire forbs Forest and Range Forest Service forest succession fuel loadings grand fir grass grassland h.t.-Vaccinium impervious to fire Intermountain Forest juniper LAOC lodgepole pine logs Missoula moist Montana forests mountain pine beetle Northwestern and west Ogden overstory PICEA PICO pine stands Pinus PIPO pole pole-sized ponderosa pine prescribed fire PSME Range Experiment Station regeneration rhizomes Rocky Mountain role of fire rubescens saplings scoparium seed seedbed seedlings seral species severe fires snags snowberry soil Sprouts from surviving stage subalpine fir surviving rhizomes Susceptible to fire-kill Technical Report tenax trees U.S. Department undergrowth understory uniflora usually vegetation west central Northwestern western hemlock western larch western Montana western redcedar western white pine whitebark pine wildfire wildlife woody fuel