Rocky Mountain Research Station

Title: Coniferous forest habitat types of central and southern Utah

Author: Youngblood, Andrew P.; Mauk, Ronald L.

Date: 1985

Source: General Technical Report INT-187. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Research Station. 89 p.

Station ID: GTR-INT-187

Description: A land-classification system based upon potential natural vegetation is presented for the coniferous forests of central and southern Utah. It is based on reconnaissance sampling of about 720 stands. A hierarchical taxonomic classification of forest sites was developed using the habitat type concept. Seven climax series, 37 habitat types, and six additional phases of habitat types are defined and described. A diagnostic key, using conspicuous indicator species, provides for field identification of the types.

Keywords: forest vegetation, Utah, habitat types, plant communities, forest ecology, forest management, classification

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Youngblood, Andrew P.; Mauk, Ronald L.  1985.  Coniferous forest habitat types of central and southern Utah.   General Technical Report INT-187. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Research Station. 89 p..