B.C. Ministry of Forests Forest Science Program
			Abstract for IWR41

		Integrating Lichen Enhancement with Programs for Winter Range Creation Part 1: Stand/Lichen Model
		Authors or Ministry contacts: S.K. Stevenson and K.A. Enns
		Branch: Research
		Subject: Wildlife
		Series: Integrated Wildlife Intensive Forestry Research
		Other details: Published March 1992.

Abstract

The management activities necessary to enhance arboreal lichen abundance in second-growth stands are formulated into a strategy compatible with other aspects of winter range creation. The conditions that promote lichen colonization, lichen growth, and litterfall production are described. A set of key stand features that are indicators of the potential of a stand to produce lichen forage are identified. A computer model is used to relate stand development to the production of lichens and litterfall, and to predict the effects of several different management scenarios on the key stand features.

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