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References

See also the links to PNW General Technical Reports and PNW Science Findings.

The main General Technical Reports (GTRs) used for this Web page are listed below. Some information was quoted directly from PNW-GTR-118.

Franklin, J.F. [and others]. 1981. Ecological characteristics of old-growth Douglas-fir forests. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-118. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station.

Maser, C.; Trappe, J.M., eds. 1984. The seen and unseen world of the fallen tree. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-164. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station.

Ruggiero, L.F. [and others], tech. coords. 1991. Wildlife and vegetation of unmanaged Douglas-fir forests. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-285. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station.


Additional references used for these Web pages are:

Arno, S.F.; Hammerly, R.P. 1977. Northwest trees. Seattle, WA: Mountaineers Books.

Maser, C. 1998. Mammals of the Pacific Northwest: from the coast to the high Cascades. Corvallis, OR: Oregon State University Press.


 


Western Hemlock

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