8 - Miller Creek Clearcut and Broadcast Burn: 1802-13
Study Area MC-14-3

Site location and description: NW NE SE Sec.19, T32N, R24W, PMM
________Experimental Burning Unit: South 2
________NFS Stand: Flathead National Forest (10) 805-03-049
________Elevation: 4,900 ft
________Exposure: South (Az. 160º)
________Slope: 25%

Habitat type: Abies lasiocarpa/Clintonia uniflora, Xerophyllum tenax phase

Predisturbance forest overstory: ABLA 9%, LAOC 21%, PICO 3%, PIEN 37%,
________________PSME 31%
________Stand basal area: 5,505 cm²/0.01 ha

Disturbance treatment:
________Clearcut: Logged December 1967; Slashed February 11, 1968
________Broadcast burned: May 18, 1968 (Succession year 1:1968)
________Fire intensity: No data
________Duff moisture: Lower 135%, Upper 41%
________Postfire duff depth: No data
________Postfire germination substrate: Charred duff to unburned litter

Color Plate: Plate 8 -- Miller Creek 14-3

Printable Color Plate 8 images (PDF)

Tables and Figures:

___ Table 8-1 -- MC-14-3: Cover development of seral vegetation life form groups (percent).
___ Figure 8-1: Life form cover development, MC-14-3.

___ Table 8-2 -- MC-14-3: Volume development of seral vegetation life form groups (m³/.01 ha).
___ Figure 8-2: Life form volume development, MC-14-3.

___ Table 8-3 -- MC-14-3: Cover development of tree and shrub species (percent).
___ Figure 8-3: Tree and shrub cover development, MC-14-3.

___ Table 8-4 -- MC-14-3: Cover development of herb species (percent).
___ Figure 8-4: Herb cover development, MC-14-3.

___ Table 8-5 -- MC-14-3: Volume development of tree and shrub species (m³/.01 ha).
___ Figure 8-5: Tree and shrub volume development, MC-14-3.

___ Table 8-6 -- MC-14-3: Volume development of herb species (m³/.01 ha).
___ Figure 8-6: Herb volume development, MC-14-3.

Printable Tables and Figures: 8 -- MC-14-3 (PDF)