Marcot, B.G.; Croft, L.K.; Lehmkuhl, J.F.; Naney, R.H.; Niwa, C.G.; Owen, W.R.; Sandquist, R.E.   In press.  Macroecology, paleoecology, and ecological integrity of terrestrial species and communities of the interior Columbia River Basin and portions of the Klamath and Great Basins.  Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-XXX.   Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station.  XX p.

ABSTRACT

This report presents information on biogeography and broad-scale ecology (macroecology) of selected fungi, lichens, bryophytes, vascular plants, invertebrates, and vertebrates of the interior Columbia River Basin and adjacent areas.  Rare plants include many edemics associated with local conditions.  Potential plant and invertebrate bioindicators are identified.  Species ecological functions vary among communities and variously affect ecosystem diversity and productivity.  Species of alpine and subalpine communities are identified that may be at risk from climate change.  Maps of terrestrial ecological integrity are presented.