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theCoram Research NaturalArea in NorthwesternMontana  \nForest Service  \nIntermountain  \nResearch Station  \nGeneral Technical  \nReport INT-GTR-364  \nAugust 1997  \nCaryl L.ElzingaRaymond C.Shearer  \ndrafts of the manuscript. The manuscript was much  \nThe Authors  \nimproved by comments from Sarah E.Greene. Sugges-  \ntions for the manuscript and identification of collected  \nCaryl L. Elzinga is a Botanist and Ecologist with  \nAlderspring Ecological Consulting in Tendoy, ID, which  \nspecies were provided by Peter F.Stickney at the Inter-  \nshe established in 1993. She received her M.S. degree  \nmountain Research Station, Forestry Sciences Labora-  \nin 1989 and herPh.D.degree in 1992 from the University  \ntory,Missoula,MT.Dr.AngelaEvenden,Program Leader  \nof Wisconsin-Madison, where her research focused on  \nforthe Research Natural Areaprogram in Region 1 of the  \nthe environmental determinants of community patterns  \nForest Service, provided assistance with all phases of  \nin freshwater tidal wetlands. From 1988 to 1993 she  \nthe project. Glenn Elzinga and Susan Colt assisted in  \nworked as the district botanist for the Bureau of Land  \ndata collection for plots five through eight. The Hungry  \nHorse Ranger District, Flathead National Forest, pro-  \nManagement. As the owner and principal of Alderspring,  \nher current projects include an annotated bibliography of  \nvided access and logistical support.  \nmonitoring literature,a technical reference on rare plant  \nmonitoring, and a book on the ecology of riparian plants  \nContents  \nof the Intermountain West.Shehas taught several courses  \non rare plant monitoring throughout the Western United  \nPage  \nStates as part of an interagency team. Additional profes-  \nIntroduction…………………………………………………………………………………………1  \nsional interests include studying long-term ecological  \nStudy Site ………………………………………………………………………………2  \nchange and the use of intensive management of domes-  \nMethods …………………………………………………………………………………………………4  \ntic livestock to improve uplands, riparian areas, and  \nWestern Larch Forest Cover Type:Old-Growth  \nirrigated pastures.  \nStands……………………………………………………………………………………………5  \nRaymond C.Shearer received B.S.and M.S. degrees  \nPlot One………………………………………………………………………………………………5  \nfrom Utah State University in Logan, UT, and a Ph.D.  \nPlot Two………………………………………………………………………………………………7  \ndegree from the University of Montana, Missoula. Since  \nPlot Four……………………………………………………………………………………………………9  \n1957 he has been a Research Silviculturist assigned to  \nPlot Eight…………………………………………………………………………………10  \nthe Intermountain Research Station's Ecology and Man-  \nWestern Larch Forest Cover Type:Young  \nagement of Northern Rocky Mountain Forests Research  \nStand…………………………………………………………………………………………………11  \nWorkUnitattheForestry SciencesLaboratoryinMissoula,  \nPlot Three……………………………………………………………………………………………11  \nMT. His primary assignment has been the study of  \nSpruce-Subalpine Fir Forest Cover Type………………13  \nnatural and artificial regeneration of western larch and  \nPlot Five…………………………………………………………………………………………13  \nassociated species. He was manager of the Coram  \nInterior Douglas-fir Forest Cover Typ……………………14  \nExperimental Forest from 1957 to 1996.  \nPlot Six……………………………………………………………………………………………………14  \nPlot Seven……………………………………………………………………………………16  \nDiscussion…………………………………………………………………………………………………17  \nAcknowledgments  \nReferences………………………………………………………………………………………………19  \nAppendix: Understory Flora of the Old-Growth  \nDr. James Habeck established plots one through four  \nForests of the Coram Research Natural Area…21  \nin 1985 and remeasured them in 1990. He provided  \nextensivereview and suggestions for revisions to the first  \nIntermountain Research Station  \n324 25th Street  \nOgden, UT 84401  \nCaryl L.ElzingaRaymond C.Shearer  \nOld-growth forests are viewed as an unchangingclimax communityunder classicalsuccessional theory(Christensen 1988).Recently,this paradigm has beenreplaced","cbCaipCApE4m6n7u","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaipCApE4m6n7u","pdf",2502283,26,"English","# Introduction\n## Study Site\n## Methods\n## Discussion\n# Acknowledgments\n# References\n# Appendix: Understory Flora of the Old-Growth Forests of the Coram Research Natural Area","[{\"question\":\"What area and vegetation type does the report focus on?\",\"answer\":\"The report focuses on vegetation structure in old-growth stands within the Coram Research Natural Area in northwestern Montana.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the report frame old-growth forests in terms of ecological succession?\",\"answer\":\"It contrasts classical successional theory, which treats old growth as a relatively stable climax community, with a disturbance-based shifting mosaic view of stage classes.\"},{\"question\":\"What kinds of forest cover types and plots are included?\",\"answer\":\"The contents indicate multiple western larch, interior Douglas-fir, and spruce-subalpine fir cover types, analyzed through several numbered plots (e.g., plot one, two, four, and others).\"}]","Vegetation Structure in Old-Growth Stands in the Coram Research Natural Area in Northwestern Montana | PDF",66]