Forest structure and tree recruitment changes on a permanent historical Cinder Hills plot over a 130-Year Period

Dyer, Jacob H. and Sanchez-Meador, Andrew J. and Moore, Margaret M. and Bakker, Jonathan D. (2008) Forest structure and tree recruitment changes on a permanent historical Cinder Hills plot over a 130-Year Period. In: Fort Valley Experimental Forest - A Century of Research 1908-2008 Conference Proceedings (RMRS-P-53CD), August 7-9, 2008, Flagstaff, AZ.

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Abstract

We examined forest structure, tree recruitment, and spatial pattern over a 130-year period on cinder soils in northern Arizona. Data were collected from a 3.24 ha permanent, stem-mapped plot established in 1909. This site is unique in that it represents ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa Laws. var. scopulorum Engelm.) growing on black cinder soils, which are of limited extent in the Southwest. Tree diameter, tree density and spatial data reconstructed from 1874 and actual measurements from 1909 and 2004 were compared, and the current stand age-structure of living trees was examined. Unlike most studies of stand dynamics in the Southwest, this site has experienced little change in structure or spatial pattern between 1874 and 2004. This difference is thought to reflect the unique environmental conditions associated with black cinder soils.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Publisher’s Statement:	Published by USDA Forest Service.
Keywords:	Long-term research; Ponderosa pine; Ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa); Range research; Silviculture; Cultural resources; Fort Valley Experimental Forest, Long Valley Experimental Forest, http://www.rmrs.nau.edu/fortvalley/, Forest Structure, Fort Valley Experiment Station; Diameter; Recruitment pattern; ERI Library.
Subjects:	S Agriculture > SD Forestry
Department/Unit:	Research Centers > Ecological Restoration Institute
Date Deposited:	28 Jul 2017 20:29
URI:	http://openknowledge.nau.edu/id/eprint/2813

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