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 F

Cover (A) and constancy (B) of selected species of shrubs and herbs in the principal communities. Communities sampled by only one or two plots are not included. Numbers are percent; + is < 0.05% (from Zeigler, 1978).



Pinus contorta/
Carex-Stipa
Pinus contorta/
Carex-Lupinus
Abies magnifica var.
shastensis-Tsuga
mertensiana/
Carex-Lupinus
Abies lasiocarpa/
Haplopappus/
Aster-Elymus
Tsuga mertensiana/
Vaccinium
Mixed conifer/
Arctostaphylos

ABABAB ABABAB

Lupinus albicaulis

2.61004.290





Haplopappus bloomeri+13 .950+5




Eriogonum martifolium.167 .271+10+6


Viola praemorsa+13 .143+5

+17

Microseris alpestris+7 +36+10




Spraguea umbellata.173 .414+10




Lupinus lepidus var. lobii.133 +++10




Luzula hitchcockii+7 .17.940.619


Phlox caespitosa

.214.5251.138 +14

Lupinus latifolius


1.1511.0100 4.450

Elymus glaucus


.253.381


Haplopappus greenei




.87.5


Aster ledophyllus var. covillei


+5.656


Penstemon rydbergii




.850


Arctostaphylos nevadensis+7


.325 3.25017.2100
Vaccinium scoparium


+10.625 9.6100

Claytonia lanceolata

+14.325






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