The Forest Communities of Mount Rainier National Park
Franklin JF, Moir WH, Hemstrom MA, Greene SE, Smith BG. 1988. The Forest Communities of Mount Rainier National Park. National Park Service Scientific Monograph Series. No. 19. National Park Service. Washington, D.C.
The purposes of this report is first to provide park managers with an understanding of the forest patterns. Second, to provide scientists with a framework of forest types for their studies of various organisms and processes, a system that allows results to be extrapolated from one locale to another. Last, to provide the visitor with a better appreciation of the diversity, value, and dynamic nature of these magnificent forests. Detailed description and classification of the forest of Mount Rainier National Park "for the use of park managers and visitors". Based on field work conducted during 1975-80. Includes information about the forest dynamics (disturbances, succession and tree mortality), management and environmental relationships (topography & elevation, etc.). The final plate is a small map of the park showing forest types.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Franklin, Jerry; Moir, William; Hemstrom, Miles; Greene, Sarah; Smith, Bradley
- Date of Issue
- 1988
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- HIST , MORA , WRD
- Keywords
- biological features, Clemson, Data Analysis, Disturbance, Ecology, ehistory, Elevation, field sampling, Forest, Geology, Habitat Types, History, Map, Mortality, Plant Communities, Plant Studies, Soils, Succession, Topography, Trees, Vegetation Types