Post-mortem silviculture meets fuel reduction objective in drought-impacted southern Sierra Nevada forests
Sarah M. Bisbing, P. Bryant Nagelson, Lauren E. Cox, Conor N. Phelan
2025,
Post-mortem silviculture meets fuel reduction objective in drought-impacted southern Sierra Nevada forests,
Forest Ecology and Management, Volume 595, 123035, ISSN 0378-1127,
Highlights
- Post-mortem silviculture may allow foresters to continue meeting wildfire hazard mitigation objectives.
- Treatments decreased fuel loading and reduced abundances of less desirable fire-sensitive shade-tolerant conifers.
- Drought decimatedpines, but California black oak persisted or rebounded following treatment.
- Overall, treatments met objectives, but follow-up prescribed fire and reforestation are recommended next steps.
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Post-mortem silviculture meets fuel reduction objective in drought-impacted southern Sierra Nevada forests
Highlights
- Post-mortem silviculture may allow foresters to continue meeting wildfire hazard mitigation objectives.
- Treatments decreased fuel loading and reduced abundances of less desirable fire-sensitive shade-tolerant conifers.
- Drought decimatedpines, but California black oak persisted or rebounded following treatment.
- Overall, treatments met objectives, but follow-up prescribed fire and reforestation are recommended next steps.
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Sarah M. Bisbing, P. Bryant Nagelson, Lauren E. Cox, Conor N. Phelan, 2025, Post-mortem silviculture meets fuel reduction objective in drought-impacted southern Sierra Nevada forests, Forest Ecology and Management, Volume 595, 123035, ISSN 0378-1127,
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