Topographic variation in structure of mixed-conifer forests under an active-fire regime.

Title
Topographic variation in structure of mixed-conifer forests under an active-fire regime.
Abstract
Management efforts to promote forest resiliency as climate changes have often used historical forest structure and composition to provide general guidance for fuels reduction and forest restoration treatments. However, it has been difficult to identify what stand conditions might be fire and drought resilient because historical data and reconstruction studies are generally limited to accurate estimates only of large, live tree density and composition. Other stand features such as smaller tree densities, dead wood, understory structure, regeneration, and fuel loads have been difficult to quantify, estimate how they may vary across a landscape, or assess how they would be affected by fire under current climate conditions.
Begin Date
2012-07-26
Originator Name
Lydersen, J. and M. North. 2012. Ecosystems. Vol. 15: pp 1134–1146.
Links
www.fs.fed.us/psw/publications/north/psw_2013_nof…
Location
Global or not applicable
Access Limitations
No Restrictions
Keywords
Conifer, Fire History, Forest, Sierra Nevada, Topographic, Wildfire
Resource Type
Document
Resource Owner
Pax

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