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From the abstract ...'The suppression of forest fires on the east slope of the Cascade Mountains since about the turn of the century has had a profound effect on forest stand dynamics. Recent consequences of fire suppression include increased fire intervals and changes in tree species composition and stand structure. Although these factors have produced certain stand conditions favorable to Spotted Owls, the legacy of fire suppression enhances the probability of widespread stand-replacement wildfires. An active program of forest management, using prescribed fire and various silvicultural techniques, should be developed now to reduce this risk. All such adaptive management experiments must be compatible with management guidelines that ensure the long-term survival of Spotted Owls.'
Cataloging Information
- Accipiter spp.
- age classes
- Cascades Range
- coniferous forests
- distribution
- disturbance
- fire regimes
- fire suppression
- forest management
- habitat types
- habits and behavior
- logging
- mountains
- national forests
- nesting
- overstory
- Pinus ponderosa
- Pseudotsuga menziesii
- snags
- statistical analysis
- Strix occidentalis
- Washington
- wildfires
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