Vegetation Change Following the Forest Reserve Homestead Act of 1906 in the Applegate River Watershed, Oregon
| Autor: | Dominic A. Dipaolo, Paul E. Hosten |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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| Zdroj: | Madroño. 62:101-114 |
| ISSN: | 1943-6297 0024-9637 |
| Popis: | Vegetation structure, composition, and community patterns on the landscape of southwest Oregon have changed since Euro-American settlement began in the mid-1800s. Much of this change has been attributed to the transition of land management strategies from those dominated by Native American practices, through the early Euro-American settlement period, and on to the post World War II era of industrial scale timber harvest and fire suppression. Using homestead patent applications and associated land classification maps generated under the Forest Reserve Homestead Act of June 11, 1906, we add to the understanding of historic vegetation conditions and evaluate vegetation change over time for land applied for by homesteaders in the Applegate River watershed of southwest Oregon. These homesteads were predominately located on areas now supporting chaparral, Pinus and/or Quercus woodlands, mixed conifer forests, pastures, and agricultural land. Our study presents primary source documentation that describe... |
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