37 - Sundance Wildfire: 1802-16
Study Area SD-10

Site location and description: SW SW Sec.8, T60N, R2W, BM
________NFS Stand: Idaho Panhandle National Forest (04) 638-01-002
________Elevation: 4,050 ft
________Exposure: South (Az. 160º)
________Slope: 30%

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

Forest cover type: Western larch immature poletimber (40-69% canopy cover)

Forest vegetation (postfire reconstruction): Dense young conifer forest
________Tree component (conifer):
________________Density: 22.8 trees/0.01 ha
________________Ave. dbh: 14.8 cm
________________Basal area: 4,993 cm²/0.01 ha
________Shrub component: PAMY, RULE, RUPA, SASC, VAME
________Herb component: PTAQ, VIOR

Disturbance treatment:
________Wildfire: September 1, 1967; 1700-1800 hrs (Succession year 1:1968)
________Fire intensity: 3,150-11,300 Btu/sec/ft; Rate of spread: 1-2.5 mi/h
________Fire severity:
________________R-N index: 5-M
________________Tree overstory: Consumed
________________Shrub crowns: Consumed to ground level
________________Litter-duff: Consumed
________Postfire germination substrate: Ash-mineral soil

Color Plate: Plate 37 -- SD-10

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Tables and Figures:

___ Table 37-1 -- SD-10: Cover development of seral vegetation life form groups (percent).
___ Figure 37-1: Life form cover development, SD-10.

___ Table 37-2 -- SD-10: Volume development of seral vegetation life form groups (m³/.01 ha).
___ Figure 37-2: Life form volume development, SD-10.

___ Table 37-3 -- SD-10: Cover development of tree and shrub species (percent).
___ Figure 37-3: Tree and shrub cover development, SD-10.

___ Table 37-4 -- SD-10: Cover development of herb species (percent).
___ Figure 37-4: Herb cover development, SD-10.

___ Table 37-5 -- SD-10: Volume development of tree and shrub species (m³/.01 ha).
___ Figure 37-5: Tree and shrub volume development, SD-10.

___ Table 37-6 -- SD-10: Volume development of herb species (m³/.01 ha).
___ Figure 37-6: Herb volume development, SD-10.

Printable Tables and Figures: 37 -- SD-10 (PDF)