Historical structure and composition of ponderosa pine and mixed-conifer forests in south-central Oregon

•Reference conditions based upon a timber inventory conducted from 1914 to 1922.•Large ponderosa pine dominated basal area on pine and mixed-conifer sites.•Forests were predominantly low density at less than a third of current density.•Fire regime influenced structure and composition more than site...

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Published in:	Forest ecology and management Vol. 304; pp. 492 - 504
Main Authors:	Hagmann, R. Keala, Franklin, Jerry F., Johnson, K. Norman
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Kidlington Elsevier B.V 15.09.2013 Elsevier
Subjects:	Animal and plant ecology Animal, plant and microbial ecology Biological and medical sciences coniferous forests conifers Dry forest restoration dry forests Forest management. Stand types and stand dynamics. Silvicultural treatments. Tending of stands. Natural regeneration Forestry Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology habitats Historical range of variation history inventories landscapes Mixed conifer national forests Oregon Pinus ponderosa Ponderosa pine Reference conditions stand basal area stand density Stand types and stand dynamics. Silvicultural treatments. Tending of stands. Natural regeneration surveys Synecology Terrestrial ecosystems trees USDA Forest Service wildfires Oregon United States North America America Dry forest restoration Mixed conifer Ponderosa pine Historical range of variation Reference conditions Forest stand Forest ecology Variations Temperate zone Case history Geographical division Pinus ponderosa Softwood forest tree Gymnospermae Forestry Coniferales Spermatophyta Ecological recovery Structure Mixed forest stand Coniferous forest
ISSN:	0378-1127, 1872-7042
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