Nonpyrogenous Climax Lodgepole Pine Communities in Yellowstone National Park
Despain DG. 1983. Nonpyrogenous Climax Lodgepole Pine Communities in Yellowstone National Park. Ecology. 64(2):231-234
Climax lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta var. latifolia) stands are demonstrated. Size-class distribution fits a negative exponential curve, with size closely correlated with age. Maintenance of this climax does not appear to be dependent on fires. Such stands cover extensive areas in the park and may constitute a lodgepole pine zone.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Despain, Don
- Units
- ROMN , YELL
- Keywords
- Cones (Tree), Ecology, Fire Ecology, Fire History, Habitats, Lodgepole Pine (Pinus contorta), Lodgepole Pine Forest, Plant Studies, Succession, Trees