20 - Miller Creek Clearcut and Broadcast Burn: 1802-13
Study Area MC-22-3

Site location and description: NW SE NE Sec.20, T32N, R24W, PMM
________Experimental Burning Unit: South 12
________NFS Stand: Flathead National Forest (10) 805-03-126
________Elevation: 4,550 ft
________Exposure: South (Az. 180º)
________Slope: 15%

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

Predisturbance forest overstory: ABLA 12%, LAOC 54%, PIEN 10%, PSME 24%
________Stand basal area: 3,553 cm²/0.01 ha

Disturbance treatment:
________Uncut: (burned as standing timber)
________Wildfire: August 23, 1967; Early afternoon (Succession year 1:1968)
________Fire intensity: No data
________Duff moisture: Lower 56%, Upper 24%
________Postfire duff depth: 0 cm
________Postfire germination substrate: Ash-mineral soil

Color Plate: Plate 20 -- MC-22-3

Printable Color Plate 20 images (PDF)

Tables and Figures:

___ Table 20-1 -- MC-22-3: Cover development of seral vegetation life form groups (percent).
___ Figure 20-1: Life form cover development, MC-22-3.

___ Table 20-2 -- MC-22-3: Volume development of seral vegetation life form groups (m³/.01 ha).
___ Figure 20-2: Life form volume development, MC-22-3.

___ Table 20-3 -- MC-22-3: Cover development of tree and shrub species (percent).
___ Figure 20-3: Tree and shrub cover development, MC-22-3.

___ Table 20-4 -- MC-22-3: Cover development of herb species (percent).
___ Figure 20-4: Herb cover development, MC-22-3.

___ Table 20-5 -- MC-22-3: Volume development of tree and shrub species (m³/.01 ha).
___ Figure 20-5: Tree and shrub volume development, MC-22-3.

___ Table 20-6 -- MC-22-3: Volume development of herb species (m³/.01 ha).
___ Figure 20-6: Herb volume development, MC-22-3.

Printable Tables and Figures: 20 -- MC-22-3 (PDF)