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Preliminary reconstruction and analysis of change in forest stand age classes of the Oregon Coast Range from 1850 to 1940

Creator:

Teensma, Peter Dominic Adrian, 1956-, Rienstra, John T., and Yeiter, Mark A.

Abstract:

Fire and other catastrophic disturbance events in the Douglas-fir forests of the Oregon Coast Range have been significant in determining the distribution of stand age classes and, hence, habitat. Except for the past half century, knowledge of fire in the region has largely been local and anecdotal. The Douglas-fir forests...

Resource Type:

Technical Report

Full Text:

Age Classes of the Oregon Coast Range From 1850 to 1940 by Dr. Peter D. A. Teensma, Fire Ecologist