ill., maps; June, 1980; Abridgement of Susan C. Seyer's thesis (M.S.--Oregon State University, 1979) under the title: Vegetative ecology of a montane mire, Crater Lake National Park, Oregon; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 47-50)
Title
Sphagnum Bog, an ecological inventory and recommendations for management and use
Vegetative ecology of a montane mire, Crater Lake National Park
Source
Original document is: Sphagnum Bog, an ecological inventory and recommendations for management and use; (Corvallis, Or.: The Service, [1980]); [12], 50 leaves; 29 cm.
CONTENTS
Page
INTRODUCTION 1
STUDY AREA 1
General Site Characteristics and Climate 1
Geology 3
Soils 5
Vegetation 5
METHODS 6
Field Methods 6
Vegetation 6
Environment
Analyses 8
VEGETATION CLASSIFICATION AND MAPPING • 9
Introduction
Community Descriptions
Aquatic Communities
Fountain moss/marsh cinquefoil community
Fountain moss/American speedwell/northern
mannagrass community
Reedswamp Communities 13
Indian pondlily community 13
Beaked sedge communtiy 13
Page
Sedge Fens 15
Few—flowered spikerush-mudsedge community 15
Few-flowered spikerush/bryophyte community .... 15
Sitka sedge community . 17
Shrub Thickets 19
Western bog blueberry/ribbed bog moss
community 19
Western bog blueberry/sitka sedge community. ... 19
Carr Communities 19
Thin-leaf alder community 27
Willow community 27
Community Distribution
Community Relation to Micro topography 29
Succession 34
Conclusion as to Wetland Type
FLORA 35
PERMANENT SAMPLE PLOTS 37
General 37
Sampling Directions for Individual Transects 37
Page
Results 38
IMPACT ASSESSMENT 38
Cattle 39
Elk 43
Human Visitation 44
MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS 44
Monitoring Vegetation Changes 44
Visitor Use ¦ . 45
LITERATURE CITED 47
APPENDICES 51
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