Forest Habitat Types of Northern Idaho: A Second Approximation

THE AUTHORS......Page 3
CONTENTS......Page 4
Study Objectives and Scope......Page 7
Field Methods......Page 9
Taxonomic Considerations......Page 10
Some Synecological Relationships......Page 11
Climate and Microclimate......Page 12
Physiography and Geology......Page 13
Fire History......Page 14
Logging History......Page 15
THE HABITAT TYPE CLASSIFICATION......Page 16
Tsuga heterophylla (TSHE) Series......Page 25
Thuja plicata (THPL) Series......Page 32
Tsuga mertensiana (TSME) Series......Page 42
Abies lasiocarpa (ABLA) Series......Page 50
Abies grandis (ABGR) Series......Page 65
Pseudotsuga menziesii (PSME) Series......Page 78
Pinus contorta (PICO) Series......Page 84
Pinus ponderosa (PIPO) Series......Page 86
Flood Plain and Riparian Communities......Page 89
Alnus sinuata Communities......Page 90
Soils......Page 91
Timber Productivity......Page 92
Geographic and Zonal Distribution of Habitat Types......Page 94
Use of Habitat Types......Page 99
Grouping......Page 102
REFERENCES......Page 103
APPENDIX A: DISTRIBUTION OF SAMPLE STANDS BY SERIES .........Page 110
APPENDIX B: OCCURRENCE AND ROLES OF TREE SPECIES .........Page 112
APPENDIX C: CONSTANCY AND AVERAGE COVERAGE .........Page 114
APPENDIX D: SUBSTRATE FEATURES OF NORTHERN IDAHO HABITAT TYPES......Page 130
APPENDIX E: CLIMATE DIAGRAMS .........Page 134
APPENDIX F: MEAN BASAL AREA .........Page 137
APPENDIX G: NORTHERN IDAHO HABITAT TYPE FIELD FORM......Page 139
APPENDIX H: GLOSSARY......Page 140
APPENDIX I: INCIDENTAL AND RARE HABITAT TYPES .........Page 142
APPENDIX J: LOCATION MAPS OF STANDS .........Page 143