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Author(s):
Penelope Morgan, Leon F. Neuenschwander
Year Published:

Cataloging Information

Topic(s):
Fire Ecology
Fire Effects
Ecological - Second Order
Vegetation
Ecosystem(s):
Montane wet mixed-conifer forest

NRFSN number: 11060
FRAMES RCS number: 12624
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This conceptual model of early seral shrub succession following clearcutting and broadcast burning synthesizes ideas from previous research and modeling approaches into a simple diagrammatic model of the critical successional influences and processes. Illustrative examples are drawn from observations of successional development following high-and low-severity burns on the Thuja plicata/Clintonia uniflora habitat type in northern Idaho.

Citation

Morgan, Penelope, Neuenschwander, L. F. 1985. Modeling shrub succession following clearcutting and broadcast burning. In: Lotan, James E.; Brown, James K., compilers. Fire's effects on wildlife habitat - symposium proceedings; 1984 March 21; Missoula, MT. Gen. Tech. Rep. INT-GTR-186. Ogden, UT: USDA Forest Service, Intermountain Research Station. p. 83-90.