1. Home
  2. Items
  3. Progress Report: Forest Fertilization Effects on the Understory Community
PDF

Progress Report: Forest Fertilization Effects on the Understory Community Item Info

Most forest soils in the Intermountain Northwest have nutrient deficiencies of some kind, especially nitrogen. Overstory conifer trees respond favorably following fertilization in the Intermountain Northwest. However, knowledge of fertilization effects on understory vegetation growth in mixed-conifer stands in the Intermountain Northwest is minimal. The effects of overstory density on understory vegetation response to fertilization in the Intermountain Northwest is also limited. Information about whether fertilization of understory vegetation causes species composition. species diversity, and wildlife habitat to change through time in mixed-conifer stands in the Intermountain Northwest is scarce. Knowledge of the long term effects of fertilization treatments on understory vegetation characteristics in the Intermountain Northwest is lacking. Fertilization may not produce statistically significant responses in understory vegetation growth until several years after application. This study is an attempt to quantify affects a short time after application and to establish monitoring plots. The IFTNC plans to use these study areas for a long-term assessment. Understory vegetation may show more response immediately after fertilization or more response several years after fertilization.

View on Timeline Download PDF
Title:
Progress Report: Forest Fertilization Effects on the Understory Community
Creator:
Vanderschaaf, C.
Date Created (ISO Standard):
1998-04-01
Description:
Most forest soils in the Intermountain Northwest have nutrient deficiencies of some kind, especially nitrogen. Overstory conifer trees respond favorably following fertilization in the Intermountain Northwest. However, knowledge of fertilization effects on understory vegetation growth in mixed-conifer stands in the Intermountain Northwest is minimal. The effects of overstory density on understory vegetation response to fertilization in the Intermountain Northwest is also limited. Information about whether fertilization of understory vegetation causes species composition. species diversity, and wildlife habitat to change through time in mixed-conifer stands in the Intermountain Northwest is scarce. Knowledge of the long term effects of fertilization treatments on understory vegetation characteristics in the Intermountain Northwest is lacking. Fertilization may not produce statistically significant responses in understory vegetation growth until several years after application. This study is an attempt to quantify affects a short time after application and to establish monitoring plots. The IFTNC plans to use these study areas for a long-term assessment. Understory vegetation may show more response immediately after fertilization or more response several years after fertilization.
Subjects:
research (document genres) fertilizer timber (lumber) statistics
Location:
North and Central Idaho; Eastern Washington; Western Montana; Northeastern Oregon
Publisher:
Intermountain Forest Tree Nutrition Cooperative, University of Idaho, College of Forest, Wildlife and Range Sciences, Moscow
Source:
VanderSchaaf, Curtis, 1998. Progress Report: Forest Fertilization Effects on the Understory Community. IFTNC, FWR, Univ. of Idaho, Moscow.
Source Identifier:
Progress_Report_Forest_Fertilization_Effects_on_the_Understory_Community_IFTNC_1998
Type:
text
Format:
application/pdf

Contact us about this record

Source
Preferred Citation:
"Progress Report: Forest Fertilization Effects on the Understory Community", Idaho Forestry Research Collection, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/forestryresearch/items/forestryresearch904.html
Rights
Rights:
Educational use includes non-commercial use of text and images in materials for teaching and research purposes. Digital reproduction rights granted by University of Idaho Library. For other uses beyond educational use, please contact University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives Department at libspec@uidaho.edu.
Standardized Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
« Previous Back to Browse Next »