Upper Elk Meadows Research Natural Area. Guidebook supplement 43 /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Schuller, Reid
Corporate Author:	Pacific Northwest Research Station (Portland, Or.)
Other Authors:	Mayrsohn, Cheshire
Format:	Government Document Book
Language:	English
Published:	Portland, OR : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, [2013]
Series:	General technical report PNW ; 874.
Subjects:	Research natural areas > Oregon > Lane County. Plant communities > Oregon > Lane County. Ecological surveys > Oregon > Lane County.
Online Access:	http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/pubs/pnw_gtr874.pdf

Description
Abstract:	This guidebook describes Upper Elk Meadows Research Natural Area (RNA), a 90-ha (223-ac) area that supports a mixture of coniferous forest and open, shruband herb-dominated wetlands. The major forest plant association present within Upper Elk Meadows RNA is Pacific silver fir/vine maple/coolwort foamflower (Abies amabilis/Acer circinatum-Tiarella trifoliata). Keywords: Research natural area, area of critical environmental concern, old-growth Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii), old-growth Pacific silver fir (Abies amabilis), freshwater seep, wet meadow, fen, Umpqua swertia (Frasera umpquaensis), Pacific silver fir/vine maple/coolwort foamflower (Abies amabilis/ Acer circinatum/Tiarella trifoliata) plant association, Sitka alder (Alnus viridis) streamside community.
Item Description:	Cover title. "April 2013."
Physical Description:	35 pages : color illustrations, maps (some color) ; 28 cm. Also available on the Internet.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 16-19).