scholarly journals Traditional and TLS-based forest inventories of beech and pine forests located in Sila National Park: A dataset

Data in Brief ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 34 ◽  
pp. 106617
Author(s):  
Nicola Puletti ◽  
Mirko Grotti ◽  
Carlotta Ferrara ◽  
Stefano Scalercio
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Pine Forests ◽  
Forest Inventories

Forest fires in the Muddus National Park (northern Sweden) during the past 600 years

1984 ◽  
Vol 62 (5) ◽  
pp. 893-898 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ola Engelmark
Keyword(s):  
Forest Fires ◽  
National Park ◽  
Pine Forests ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Northern Sweden ◽  
Fire Scars ◽  
Dead Trees ◽  
Humus Layer ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Park Area

The occurrence of forest fires in the Muddus National Park (area, 50 000 ha), just north of the Arctic Circle in northern Sweden, was investigated on 75 separate sample plots. Between 1413 and the present, evidence of 47 fire years was obtained by dating the fire scars on living Scots pines (Pinus sylvestris), the oldest of which had germinated in 1274. The fire traces found on the sample plots were fire scars on living or dead trees or charcoal fragments in the humus layer. Plots lacking all traces of former forest fires were mainly those situated on sites surrounded by extensive mires. Forest fires were shown to have occurred in the five different types of forest investigated. The commonest frequencies of fires in the pine forests occurred with the interval 81–90 years, while the mean frequency was 110 years. The mean interval of time elapsed since the last forest fire occurred in the pine forests was 144 years. Some of the major fire years in the Muddus area coincide with forest fires in other parts of northern Sweden, in the taiga of western Russia, and in central Siberia.

scholarly journals Influence of the environmental factors on the species composition of lichen Scots pine forests as a guide to maintain the community (Bory Tucholskie National Park, Poland)

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
pp. e01017
Author(s):  
Michał H. Węgrzyn ◽  
Joanna Kołodziejczyk ◽  
Patrycja Fałowska ◽  
Piotr Wężyk ◽  
Karolina Zięba-Kulawik ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Species Composition ◽  
Scots Pine ◽  
National Park ◽  
Pine Forests ◽  
Scots Pine Forests

Woody fuel structure and fire in subalpine fir forests, Olympic National Park, Washington

1990 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 193-199 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. L. Taylor ◽  
R. W. Fonda
Keyword(s):  
Ponderosa Pine ◽  
National Park ◽  
Pine Forests ◽  
Fuel Moisture ◽  
Subalpine Fir ◽  
Ponderosa Pine Forests ◽  
Olympic National Park ◽  
The Many ◽  
The Relationship

The fuel structure and flammability of subalpine fir (Abieslasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt.) stands were studied to determine the relationship between these forests and fire. It has long been known that subalpine fir forests burn catastrophically, but the contributions of fuel structure and fuel moisture to this pattern of burning have been relatively unstudied. This investigation discovered two relationships. First, over twice as much fuel in subalpine fir forests accumulated around the bases of the fir trees than in the forest as a whole, and the many dead branches on the lower trunks may allow fire to travel up into the canopy. Second, the fuels in subalpine fir forests were more flammable at the end of the summer than at the beginning, and maximum flammability was achieved in early August when the fuel moisture was between 16 and 22%. We also found that the fuel structure of subalpine fir was different from that of fire-stable ponderosa pine (Pinusponderosa Laws.) forests. The fuel around the bases of the trees in ponderosa pine forests was not significantly different from that in the entire forest, and there were few branches on the lower trunks.

scholarly journals Fire History of the Lamar River Drainage, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

1989 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
pp. 169-173
Author(s):  
Stephen Barrett ◽  
Stephen Arno
Keyword(s):  
Yellowstone National Park ◽  
National Park ◽  
Fire History ◽  
Fire Regime ◽  
Lodgepole Pine ◽  
Fire Regimes ◽  
Pine Forests ◽  
River Drainage ◽  
Tree Ring Data ◽  
History Of

This study's goal is to document the fire history of the Lamar River drainage, southeast of Soda Butte Creek in the Absaroka Mountains of northeastern Yellowstone National Park (YNP). Elsewhere in YNP investigators have documented very long-interval fire regimes for lodgepole pine forests occurring on rhyolitic derived soils (Romme 1982, Romme and Despain 1989) and short-interval fire regimes for the Douglas-fir/grassland types (Houston 1973). No fire regime information was available for lodgepole pine forests on andesitic derived soils, such as in the Lamar drainage. This study will provide managers with a more complete understanding of YNP natural fire history, and the data will supplement the park's Geographic Information System (GIS) data base. Moreover, most of the study area was severely burned in 1988 and historical tree ring data soon will be lost to attrition of potential sample trees.

scholarly journals Allometric Model Development in Lodgepole Pine Forests of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

2005 ◽  
Vol 29 ◽  
pp. 115-119
Author(s):  
Daniel Tinker ◽  
Rick Arcano
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Lodgepole Pine ◽  
Model Development ◽  
Belowground Biomass ◽  
Allometric Equations ◽  
Pine Forests ◽  
Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem ◽  
Pine Trees ◽  
Greater Yellowstone ◽  
Growing Conditions

Allometric equations for estimating above­ and belowground biomass of lodgepole pine have been developed in Alberta, Canada, southeastern British Columbia, southeastern WY, and in Washington and Oregon (Johnstone 1971; Comeau and Kimmins 1989; Pearson et al. 1984; Gholz et al. 1979, respectively). More recently, allometric equations for young lodgepole pine saplings have also been developed in Yellowstone National Park (YNP) for aboveground biomass by Turner et al. (2004), and for belowground biomass by Litton et al. (2003). However, because of variability in latitude, growing conditions, substrate and climate, existing equations that predict biomass for mature lodgepole pine trees are not appropriate for use in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE), and new allometric equations specific for the GYE are needed. In this study, we will develop new allometric equations for predicting above- and belowground biomass in mature lodgepole pine forests of the GYE.

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