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Fire-mediated pathways of stand development in Douglas-fir/ western hemlock forests of the Pacific Northwest, USA

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Tepley, Alan J., Swanson, Frederick J., and Spies, Thomas A.

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Forests dominated by Douglas-fir and western hemlock in the Pacific Northwest of the United States have strongly influenced concepts and policy concerning old-growth forest conservation. Despite the attention to their old-growth characteristics, a tendency remains to view their disturbance ecology in relatively simple terms, emphasizing infrequent, stand-replacing (SR) fire and...

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THOMAS A. SPIES2 1Departments of Geosciences and Forest Ecosystems and Society, Oregon State University