Structure and Composition of Subalpine Conifers in the Emerald Lake WATERSHED, Sequoia National Park, California
2018
Rundel, Philip W.
The Emerald Lake watershed forms a subalpine basin in the upper drainage of the Marble Fork of the Kaweah River in Sequoia National Park, California, with elevations ranging from 2804–3416 m. Five conifer species are present in the basin, with western white pine (Pinus monticola Douglas ex D. Don) as the most dominant species forming 71% of the stems and 82% of basal area censused in 1985 and 1986. Lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta Loudon subsp. murrayana (Grev. & Balf.) Critchf.) was the second most dominant in the watershed as measured by numbers of individuals and basal area, but was almost entirely restricted to mesic bench and wet meadow habitats in the lower elevations of the watershed. Foxtail pine (Pinus balfouriana Grev. & Balf.) comprised 9.5% of the stems and 13.7% of the basal area within the basin, but was largely present on higher north-facing ridgelines where it formed 52% of stems and 65% of basal area. Jeffrey pine (Pinus jeffreyi Grev. & Balf.), and red fir (Abies magnifica A. Murray bis var. critchfieldii Lanner) were present in small numbers in the lower basin in wet meadow and/or mesic granite bench habitats.
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