Crater Lake National Park: Lodgepole Pine at Crater Lake: History and Management of the Forest Structure
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Introduction

Important Characteristics Of Lodgepole Pine

Characteristics Of Lodgepole Pine Forests

Parasitic Plants Affecting Forest Structure

Primary Causes Of Death Of Lodgepole Pine

Types Of Forest History And Dynamics

Plant Communities In Lodgepole Pine Forest

Suggestions For Management

Appendix A

Appendix B

Appendix C

Appendix D

Appendix E(1)

Appendix E(2)

Appendix F

Appendix G

Appendix C

Distribution of plant communities in Pinus contorta forest in Crater LakeNational Park. Heavy black lines correspond to the boundaries of the principal P. contorta stands. "X" signifies non-P. contorta surrounded by P. contorta. Each grid unit in the eastern part of the Park is one mile square. All maps are to the same scale (from Zeigler, 1978).

Communities:

1 = Calocedrus decurrens/Arctostophylos

2 = Pinus contorta/Purshia/Carex

3 = Pinus contorta/Carex-Stipa

4 = Pinus contorta/Carex-Lupinus

5 = Abies concolor/Bromus carinatus - Lupinus

6 = Abies lasiocarpa/Collomia-Lathyrus

7 = Abies lasiocarpa/Haplopappus/Aster-Elymus

8 = Abies magnifica var. shastensis - Tsuga mertensiana/Carex-Lupinus

9 = Mixed Conifer/Arctostaphylos-Purshia/Carex

10 = Tsuga mertensiana/Vaccinium

11 = Mixed Conifer/Arctostaphylos

map of lodgepole forests in park
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Last Updated: 11-Aug-2016