Old-growth forests on National Park Service lands : NPS views and information

Tyrrell LE. 1991. Old-growth forests on National Park Service lands : NPS views and information. Great Lakes Cooperative Park Studies Unit Report 91-1. Great Lakes Cooperative Park Studies Unit. Madison, Wisconsin

'An informal survey was initiated to determine what information is now available on the extent, character and management of old-growth forests on lands of the National Park Service (NPS). In 1988 a questionnaire was distributed to NPS units that possibly contained this community type. The responses of all 58 units have been summarized.' Contents include: foreward; introduction, old-growth forest inventories, objectives of compiling information on NPS old-growth, the concept of old-growth forests; methods; results and discussion, respondents and response, what is old growth?, where is the NPS old growth, how much old growth is there?, what are the old-growth forests like?, what kinds of species inventories exist for the old-growth forests?, species associated with old-growth forests, disturbance and old-growth forests, management of old-growth forests, management/scientific research priorities, research activities in old-growth forests, summary comments. /STUDY LOCATIONS:/ /ACADIA NATIONAL PARK

Type
Published Report
Authors
Tyrrell, Lucy
Date of Issue
1991-10
Publisher
Great Lakes Cooperative Park Studies Unit
Units
ACAD
Keywords
Acadia National Park, Disturbance, Old-Growth Forest

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