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Title:
Long-term SUCCESS: Vegetation data collected in 2017 from permanent plots in the sagebrush steppe of south-central Washington state
Author(s):
Bakker, Jonathan D.; Davies, Matt G.; Wainwright, Claire E.; Power, Simon C.
Publication Year:
2021
How to Cite:
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Bakker, Jonathan D.; Davies, Matt G.; Wainwright, Claire E.; Power, Simon C. 2021. Long-term SUCCESS: Vegetation data collected in 2017 from permanent plots in the sagebrush steppe of south-central Washington state. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2021-0106
Abstract:
This project examined the effects of wildfires and other factors on succession and ecosystem dynamics in sagebrush steppe ecosystems of the mid-Columbia basin in Washington state. Three sets of permanent vegetation plots containing extensive historical vegetation data (1989-2010) were re-monitored in 2017. This data publication contains field data collected in 2017 on 116 permanent vegetation plots. Each plot consists of a transect and a series of quadrats along the transect. Shrubs present along the plane of the transect were measured using shrub intercept sampling. A series of quadrats was distributed along the transect. Substrates were tallied within each quadrat, vascular plant species were identified, and the abundance of each vascular plant species was estimated.

Keywords:
biota; environment; Inventory, Monitoring, & Analysis; Assessments; Monitoring; Resource inventory; Climate change; Climate change effects; Ecology, Ecosystems, & Environment; Plant ecology; Fire; Fire ecology; Fire effects on environment; Wildland/urban interface; Forest & Plant Health; Invasive species; Rangeland plants; Natural Resource Management & Use; Conservation; Range management & grazing; Restoration; abiotic environment; Artemisia tridentata; Bromus tectorum; livestock grazing; military training; sagebrush steppe; wildfire; permanent plots; community ecology; community composition; Joint Fire Science Program; JFSP; Washington; Interior Columbia Basin; Arid Lands Ecology Reserve; Hanford Reach National Monument; Yakima Training Center
Related publications:
  • Bakker, Jonathan D.; Davies, Matt G.; Wainwright, Claire E.; Power, Simon C. 2020. Long-term SUCCESS: SUCCession and Ecosystem dynamics in the Sagebrush Steppe following wildfires. Joint Fire Science Program Final Report. 15-1-07-2. (Also included in data publication download: \Supplements\15-1-07-2_final_report.pdf). https://www.firescience.gov/projects/15-1-07-2/project/15-1-07-2_final_report.pdf
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