Vegetation Types in Yosemite Valley
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Vegetation Types in Yosemite Valley
Vegetation Type Hectares %Mixed Conifer 950 49Meadow 147 8Riparian 208 11Black oak 98 5Live oak 410 21Other 128 6
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Yosemite Valley 1899Yosemite Valley 1899
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Yosemite Valley 1961Yosemite Valley 1961
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18991899 19611961
18661866 19611961
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Early to mid-1900sEarly to mid-1900s
Tree felling for buildings,Tree felling for buildings,campgrounds, and bark beetlecampgrounds, and bark beetlecontrolcontrol
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Stump creation and subsequent infection Stump creation and subsequent infection by by Heterobasidion annosumHeterobasidion annosum
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Ponderosa pine Incense cedar
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Yosemite Lodge complex1972
cabin crushed by tree with rotted roots
since 19737 fatalities
19 serious injuriesOver $1M property damage
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Yosemite Lodge 1975 Root disease centers outlined
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Yosemite Lodge 1997 Root disease centers outlined
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Public safety
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Disturbance in Yosemite Valley
Area surveyed 17.4 ha (~ 5 % of total area)
Area in gaps 5.5 ha
(31% of surveyed area)
Mean gap size 1007 m2 (81-12,500 m2)
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Gap size (m2)
N = 70
Mean = 1007 m2
Median = 459 m2
Range = 81 - 8300 m2
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Causal agent % of GapsMean area (m2)
(range)Heterobasidion annosum & bark beetles 30.5 1342 (155-5075)
Armillaria mellea & bark beetles 30.5 491(94-1425)
Combination diseases (mostly H. annosum,A. mellea, or Phaeolus schweinitzii)
12.5 2147 (169-8325)
Other diseases 7 181(81-269)
Bark beetles alone 12.5 728 (113-1688)
Other causes (fire, high water tables, etc.) 7 1629 (325-4500)
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Heterobasidion annosum gaps all started at a stump or stumps
They may continue to expand for about 30 years
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10 meters
Sentinel BeachGap size = 4200 m2
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Armillaria mellea infection center
Infects all tree species
Gap started at an infected
black oak.
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Ponderosa Pine killed by western pine beetle,Dendroctonus brevicomis
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Heterobasidion annosum + Armillaria mellea gap
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Many gaps with very little regeneration and have not closed in
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Change in gap area 1972-1999
YearArea in gaps
(m2) Percent in gaps
1972 6125 3.5
1999 53,981 31
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El Capitan Picnic Area 1972
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El Capitan Picnic Area 1997
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Yosemite Valley as it used to be?
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Prescribed burn Yosemite Valley
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Opportunities for restoration?
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Pollution regulations
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Pollen records suggest that conifers may have dominated Yosemite Valley prior to the Miwok
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Lake Tahoe Basin
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Lake Tahoe BasinOld Growth
Total coniferous forest = 48,620 ha
1998 area in old growth = ~2138 ha
Percent in old growth = ~4 %
Historic old growth area = 26,740 ha(estimated)
Historic percent old growth = 55 %(estimated)
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Changes in forest composition over 150 yrs
White fir and incense cedar have doubled in importance
Jeffrey pine has declined by 50 %
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No wildland fire > 800 ha has occurred since 1908
Lake Tahoe fires in the 20th CenturyCentury
Between 1974 and 1996, there were only 9 fires > 4 ha
Effective fire suppression and the high elevation environment(i.e., short fire season) have kept large fires to a minimum
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Stand Characteristics
Lake Tahoe
Seral
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Stems/ha 20 cm dbh
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Sierra San Pedro Martir, Baja, Mexico
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Lake Tahoe Basin
Sierra Nevada
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Sierra San Pedro Martir, Baja
Lat. 39o
Lat. 31o
2200-2900 m elevation65 cm annual ppt.
2000-2600 m elevation
50-100 cm annual ppt.
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Tree Species
Lower MontanePinus jeffreyi, Abies concolor, Calocedrus decurrens, P. lambertiana
Upper MontaneAbies magnifica, A. concolor, Pinus contorta, P. monticola
SubalpinePinus albicaulis, P. contorta, P. monticola, Tsuga mertensiana,Abies magnifica,
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Fire Return Intervals
Lake Tahoe
SSPM
Lake Tahoe and Baja
12-55 years
13-52 years
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Stand Characteristics
Lake Tahoe and Baja
Stems/ha 20 cm dbh
Seral 536
Old growth 324
SSPM, Baja 134n=16
n=14
n=17
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Distribution of live trees by size classI = 20-50 cm; II = 50.1-100 cm; III > 100.1 cm
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Fir engraver beetle, Fir engraver beetle, Scolytus ventralisScolytus ventralis
Heterobasidion annosumHeterobasidion annosum in fir stumpin fir stump
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Bark Beetles and Conifer Hosts
Mountain pine beetle D. ponderosae
sugar, lodgepole, western white pine
Jeffrey pine beetle D. jeffreyi
Jeffrey pine
Fir engraver beetle Scolytus ventralis
white fir, red fir
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Pathogens and Conifer Hosts
Annosus root diseaseHeterobasidion annosum
white fir, red fir
Dwarf mistletoesArceuthobium species
white fir, red fir, Jeffreypine
True mistletoesPhoradendron species
white fir, incense cedar
White pine blister rustCronartium ribicola
sugar pine, western whitepine, whitebark pine
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Mortality curves for mixed-conifer species
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Lake Tahoe Basin 1996
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Distribution of dead trees by size classI = 20-50 cm; II = 50.1-100 cm; III > 100.1 cm
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Changing role of pathogens and insects:Changing role of pathogens and insects:
Lake Tahoe:Pathogens and insects responsible for most mortality
Baja:Pathogens and insects most important on older trees
Fire mosst important om smallertrees
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Future Threats To California Forests
Catastrophic fireAir pollutionUrbanizationIntroduced pests
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Management
Prescribed fire
Thinning
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Sequoia National Park
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Annosus root disease in giant sequoia
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Conclusions• Human management of forests can change
historical roles of pathogens and insects• These role changes and their consequences may
not become apparent for decades• Current “restoration” activities (e.g.,
prescribed fire) generally do not take into account pathogens and insects
• Returning forest to historical stand densities and processes will not necessarily return pathogens and insects to historical roles