Lodgepole pine ecosystems: Biotic processes play a role in regulating material flux in Rocky Mountain lodgepole pine forests
Fahey TJ and Knight DH. 1986. Lodgepole pine ecosystems: Biotic processes play a role in regulating material flux in Rocky Mountain lodgepole pine forests. BioScience. 36(9):610-617
The authors studied structurally contrasting stands of lodgepole pine in the Medicine Bow Mountains of Wyoming. Investigating the effect of water and nutrient flux in this relatively cool and dry ecosystem, they discussed related hydrology, low nitrogen content, and ion flow. These characteristics were found to contribute to biota and overall structure and function of the ecosystem. A consideration of the factors investigated is thought by the authors to be pertinent to management issues, although they suggest a more complete understanding is needed. They research the relatively simple lodgepole pine ecosystem in detail as an insight to the increasing complexity within which other forest types operate.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Fahey, Timothy; Knight, Dennis
- Units
- BICA , GRTE , YELL
- Keywords
- environmental gradients, Fire Ecology, Forest ecosystem, Forest Management, Medicine Bow mountains, Plant Studies, Succession, Wyoming