Bunchgrass plant communities of the Blue and Ochoco Mountains: a guide for managers

Publication Type:

Report

Authors:

Johnson, Charles Grier, Jr.; Swanson, David K.

Source:

U. S. Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, Portland, OR, p.119 (2005)

Call Number:

U05JOH01IDUS

URL:

http://treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/download/20801.pdf

Keywords:

bunchgrass plant communities, SWAP

Abstract:

A classification of bunchgrass vegetation is presented for the Malheur, Ochoco, Umatilla, and part of the Wallowa-Whitman National Forests. It includes grassland vegetation as well as shrubland and forest land where the herbaceous layer is dominated by bunchgrasses. It is based on potential vegetation, with the plant association as the basic unit. Diagnostic keys and descriptions are presented for each type. Descriptions include information about plant species occurrence, environment and soils, states and transitions, forage productivity, management considerations, and relationships to other classifications.

Notes:

ELECTRONIC FILE - Ecology

SWAP (2/19/2016) citation:
Johnson CG Jr, Swanson DK. 2005. Bunchgrass plant communities of the Blue and Ochoco Mountains: a guide for managers. Portland (OR): US Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 119 p. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-641. [accessed 2016 Jan 4]. http://treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/download/20801.pdf