Details
Year Published:
Cataloging Information
Topic(s):
Fuels
Fuel Descriptions
Fuel Descriptions
Ecosystem(s):
Alpine forest/krummholz, Subalpine wet spruce-fir forest, Subalpine dry spruce-fir forest, Montane wet mixed-conifer forest, Montane dry mixed-conifer forest, Ponderosa pine woodland/savanna
NRFSN number: 11205
FRAMES RCS number: 7532
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Overview
ANNOTATION: Relationships between live and dead crown weight and DBH, crown length, tree height, and crown ratio are presented for 11 Rocky Mountain conifers. Also included are partitioned estimates of crown foliage and branchwood. This study shows a high correlation between DBH and crown weight.
Citation
Brown, James K. 1978. Weight and density of crowns of Rocky Mountain conifers. Res. Pap. INT-RP-197. Ogden, UT: USDA Forest Service, Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. 56 p.