Thinning and prescribed fire effects on snag abundance and spatial pattern in an eastern cascade range dry forest, Washington, USA

Forest Science

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 74-87

  Hessburg, Paul F ^a   Povak, Nicholas A ^b   Salter, R Brion ^b  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Bark beetles; Dry forest; Fire and fire surrogate; Mechanical; Prescribed burning; Snags

Indexed keywords

AFTER-TREATMENT; BARK BEETLE; BEFORE AND AFTER; BURN TREATMENT; DENDROCTONUS; DIAMETER CLASS; DRY FORESTS; FIRE SURROGATES; FUEL REDUCTION; FUEL TREATMENTS; MECHANICAL THINNING; MIXED-CONIFER FORESTS; PONDEROSA PINES; PRESCRIBED BURNING; PRESCRIBED FIRES; SILVICULTURAL PRESCRIPTIONS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL PATTERNS; TREATMENT UNITS; WASHINGTON , USA; WASHINGTON STATE; WILDLIFE SPECIES;

FIRES; FUELS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

FORESTRY;

BARK; FIRES; FOREST FIRES; FORESTRY; FUELS; INSECTS;

COLEOPTERA; CONIFEROPHYTA; DENDROCTONUS VALENS; SCOLYTINAE;

EID: 76749131986     PISSN: 0015749X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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