Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER)/AND009: H.J. Andrews Forest Tagged Log Inventory

LTER - Long-Term Ecological Research Program/H.J. Andrews Forest (AND) LTER/AND009 [Summary adapted from the LTER Core Data Set Catalog]: Woody debris larger than 10 cm in diameter and 1 m in length was tagged in the stream channel and floodplain for a 1.1-km reach (350 m in clearcut; 750 m in old-growth forest) of Mack Creek. Mack Creek is a third-order stream in a 500-year-old conifer forest. Each piece is numbered, and the following characteristics are described: longitudinal position, geomorphic location, log dimensions, decay class, origin, moss cover, root wad, and channel angle. The reach is reinventoried annually in October. New debris is tagged and described each year. The Andrews Forest is in the western Cascade Range of Oregon in the 15,800-acre drainage basin of the Lookout Creek, a tributary of Blue River and the McKenzie River. The area elevation ranges from 1350 feet to 5340 feet and contains excellent examples of Pacific Northwest conifer forests, wildlife, and ecosystems. Information about the Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) Program can be obtained from: LTER Network Office College of Forest Resources AR-10 University of Washington Seattle, WA 98195 Phone: [phone] FAX: [phone] Email: [e-mail] "http://lternet.edu" or National Science Foundation Division of Environmental Biology Long-Term Projects in Environmental Biology Phone: [phone] Email: [e-mail]