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CORAM |
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| Brief description |
Hydrology (monitoring is done at two stream parshall flumes) Nutrient cycling Plant nutrition Climate (monitoring is done at five microclimatic stations) Plant ecology and succession in young and old growth forest Ecology and management of Larix Cone and seed development and dispersal Natural and artificial regeneration after harvest cuttings Effects of stand culture treatment on forest development Insect and disease interactions Effects of the amount of wood harvest on site productivity Influence of silvicultural practices on watershed, esthetics, and wildlife values Publication by Raymond C. Shearer and Madelyn M. Kempf (1999): Coram Experimental Forest: 50 Years of Research in a Western Larch Forest (http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/missoula/4151/publications/RMRS-GTR-37.pdf) |
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| Abiotic | Climate, hydrology, monitoring/methodologies, nutrients. | |||
| Biodiversity | Ecology, forest systems, invertebrates/insects/spiders, pests/diseases, phytosociology/succession, plants, productivity. | |||
| Socio-economic | Forestry, people-nature relations/man/nature. | |||
| Integrated monitoring | Impact and risk studies/Environmental impact, integrated studies/interdisciplinaty, management issues, watershed studies/monitoring. | |||
| Last updated: 2/18/2002 |
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