Figure 1. Topography of the Yosemite Forest Dynamics Plot. The 20 m grid is shown on a LiDAR-derived digital elevation model of the plot (1 m horizontal resolution). The maximum elevation within the plot is 1,911 m; the minimum elevation is 1,774 m (5 m contours shown).

Figure 2. Orthophoto of the Yosemite Forest Dynamics Plot. This 15 cm resolution orthophoto matches the spatial extent of the topography in Fig. 1 (5 m contours superimposed).

Figure 3. Temperature and precipitation in the Yosemite Forest Dynamics plot (top)from PRISM 800 m climate normals (1971 – 2000) and the water balance (bottom) using a Thornthwaite-type evapotranspiration model.

Figure 4. Patches of continuous shrub cover and downed logs with the largest dimension of their large end >50 cm. The shrubs and downed woods are important factors in tree demography, and the species composition of shrubs varies with time since fire. And in this fire-dominated system, knowing the arrangement of big logs is important to understanding the spatial aspects of fire-related mortality.