3 - Priest River Clearcut and Broadcast Burn: 1802-13
Study Area PR-09

Site location and description: SE NE Sec.26, T58N, R4W, BM
________Lower Benton Clearcut Unit A
________NFS Stand: Idaho Panhandle National Forest (04) 857-04-005
________Elevation: 2,900 ft
________Exposure: North (Az. 18º)
________Slope: 55%

Habitat type: Tsuga heterophylla/Clintonia uniflora, Clintonia uniflora phase
________(Cooper and others 1991); Tsuga heterophylla-Pachistima myrsinites
________(Daubenmire and Daubenmire 1968)

Predisturbance forest overstory: LAOC 1%, THPL 73%, TSHE 26%
________Stand basal area: 2,290 cm²/0.01 ha

Disturbance treatment:
________Clearcut: Logged 1968
________Broadcast burned: September 14, 1970 (Succession year 1:1971)
________Burn intensity/severity: no data
________General burning treatment: Complete, somewhat cooler than Unit B
________Postfire germniation substrate: no data

Color Plate: Plate 3 -- PR-09

Printable Color Plate 3 images (PDF)

Tables and Figures:

___ Table 3-1 -- PR-09: Cover development of seral vegetation life form groups (percent).
___ Figure 3-1: Life form cover development, PR-09.

___ Table 3-2 -- PR-09: Volume development of seral vegetation life form groups (m³/.01 ha).
___ Figure 3-2: Life form volume development, PR-09.

___ Table 3-3 -- PR-09: Cover development of tree and shrub species (percent).
___ Figure 3-3: Tree and shrub cover development, PR-09.

___ Table 3-4 -- PR-09: Cover development of herb species (percent).
___ Figure 3-4: Herb cover development, PR-09.

___ Table 3-5 -- PR-09: Volume development of tree and shrub species (m³/.01 ha).
___ Figure 3-5: Tree and shrub volume development, PR-09.

___ Table 3-6 -- PR-09: Volume development of herb species (m³/.01 ha).
___ Figure 3-6: Herb volume development, PR-09.

Printable Tables and Figures: 3 -- PR-09 (PDF)