Structural variability of mature lodgepole pine stands on gently sloping terrain in Taylor Park Basin, Colorado

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Diameter structures, diameter–age relationships, and spatial pattern of canopy and understory layers in seven stands representative of mature lodgepole pine (Pinusconforta Dougl. ex Loud. ssp. latifolia) forests on gentle (≤5°) slopes in the Taylor Park Basin of Colorado were documented. All stands originated following crown fires 120–140 years ago, during the period of initial Euro-American presence. Two distinct structures were evident among these stands. Four stands had closed canopies (cover >70%), relatively high basal areas and tree densities, low sapling and large seedling densities, numerous standing dead trees, and even-aged diameter distributions. The other three stands had more open canopies (cover

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