A 2023 inventory of vegetation structure at the Miller Creek Demonstration Forest 55 years after initiation of the Plant Succession Study

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US Department of Agriculture, and US Forest Service. A 2023 inventory of vegetation structure at the Miller Creek Demonstration Forest 55 years after initiation of the Plant Succession Study. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2026-05-31. https://doi.org/10.3886/E248710V1

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Project Title:  View help for Project Title A 2023 inventory of vegetation structure at the Miller Creek Demonstration Forest 55 years after initiation of the Plant Succession Study
Summary:  View help for Summary These data support a publication that examined plant community structure 55 years after wildfire and clearcutting plus broadcast burning at the Miller Creek Demonstration Forest (Miller Creek) in northwest Montana. This study is known as the Plant Succession Study, and follows up on a long-term experiment conducted at Miller Creek in 1966 and then monitored over subsequent decades. In 2023 the original Plant Succession Study sample plots were relocated and monumented in 13 of the 4-hectare experimental burn units (which represent treatment units) that were used to examine post-disturbance vegetation structure. This data publication includes data collected from resampling these 13 experimental burn units in 2023. Data include: tree basal area; tree, shrub, and herbaceous vegetation cover percentage; understory plant frequency of detection, and; covariates relating to site, disturbance, and pre-disturbance vegetation that were used in modeling.
Original Distribution URL:  View help for Original Distribution URL https://www.fs.usda.gov/rds/archive/catalog/RDS-2026-0001

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms biota; environment; plant community dynamics; succession; fuel treatments; harvesting; site preparation; vegetation measurements; repeated sampling; western larch; Ecology; Ecosystems; Environment; Plant ecology; Fire; Fire ecology; Fire effects on environment; Natural Resource Management & Use; Forest management; vegetation; shrubs; herbs; Western larch; Larix occidentalis; Douglas-fir; Pseudotsuga menziesii; Lodgepole pine; Pinus contorta; Subalpine fir; Abies lasiocarpa; Engelmann spruce; Picea engelmannii; northwest Montana; Miller Creek Demonstration Forest; Flathead National Forest
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage Montana, Idaho
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) experimental data; observational data
Collection Notes:  View help for Collection Notes DOI: https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2026-0001 Authors: Williams, Neil G. ; Crotteau, Justin S. ; Wright, David K. Publication year: 2026 (Downloaded 2026-05-26)


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