@mastersthesis {540, title = {Growth responses of giant sequoia to fire and climate in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, California}, volume = {MS}, year = {1994}, school = {University of Arizona}, abstract = {I investigated the radial growth responses of giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) to fire in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. Mean ring-width indices were used to compare growth between burned and unburned sites and between four different levels of fire severity. Mean growth increased in all sites in the post-burn periods relative to pre-burn periods. Favorable climatic conditions contributed to these growth increases. Post-fire mean growth for four out of seven burn sites, however, was significantly higher than that on unburned sites. In general, lower severity fire resulted in lower magnitude growth increases than those observed after moderate to higher severity fire. Very high severity fire that caused extensive foliage damage resulted in post-burn growth suppressions. Post-fire growth increases occurred whether post-burn years were wet or dry. Fire effects on site conditions may moderate climatic impacts on sequoia growth. Giant sequoia seedling establishment was favored by a combination of high severity fire and wet post-burn conditions.}, keywords = {Forestry}, url = {http://ezproxy.library.arizona.edu/login?url=http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=743039441\&sid=4\&Fmt=2\&clientId=43922\&RQT=309\&VName=PQD}, author = {Mutch, Linda Susan} } @mastersthesis {443, title = {An Aid to Help Park Naturalists to Acquaint Visitors with the Subalpine-Alpine Ecotone of Wesern North America}, volume = {MF}, year = {1967}, school = {University of Montana}, abstract = {This paper attempts to survey timberlines of western North America in a manner primarily designed to serve public interpreters of natural history, such as park naturalists. Hopefully, this broad discussion of the timeberlines will also be of interest to biologists and some members of the public. Much of the discussions is based upon personal observation of timeberlines...(no abstract provided, passage taken from introduction p.2)}, keywords = {Forestry}, author = {Arno, Stephan F.} } @article {782, title = {Crossdating at Mesa Verde National Park}, journal = {Journal of Forestry}, volume = {40}, year = {1942}, note = {Copies of this are available through the Tree Ring Laboratory; please contact the lab for more information. }, keywords = {Archaeology, crossdating, dating, Douglass, Forestry, historic, mesa verde, southwest, tree ring}, author = {Douglass, A.E.} } @conference {769, title = {Predicting Growth and Yield in the Mid-South}, booktitle = {31st Annual Forestry Symposium}, note = {Copies of this are available through the Tree Ring Laboratory; please contact the lab for more information. }, publisher = {School of Forestry and Wildlife Management, Division of Continuing Education Louisiana State University}, organization = {School of Forestry and Wildlife Management, Division of Continuing Education Louisiana State University}, address = {Baton Rouge}, keywords = {biomass production, comparison of growth, forest management, Forestry, hardwood stands, pine stands, predicting growth, south, southern pines, yield}, author = {Hotvedt, James E. and Jackson, Ben D.} }