Prescribed fire reduces insect infestation in Karuk and Yurok acorn resource systems

•Non-traditional prescribed fire reduces larval infestation in tanoak acorns during the burn year but not one year-post fire.•Vertebrate frugivory reduced the density of edible acorns.•Seasonally-specific fire is critical to the maintenance of Karuk and Yurok resource systems. Prescribed fire is use...

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Published in:	Forest ecology and management Vol. 505; p. 119768
Main Authors:	Halpern, Arielle A., Sousa, Wayne P., Lake, Frank K., Carlson, Thomas J., Paddock, Will
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier B.V 01.02.2022
Subjects:	acorns California Curculio Curculio occidentis Cydia Cydia latiferreana ecosystems forest ecology frugivores habitats humans insect infestations Notholithocarpus Notholithocarpus densiflorus politics prescribed burning Prescribed Fire resource management risk summer Traditional Ecological Knowledge wildfires California Notholithocarpus Curculio Prescribed Fire Cydia Traditional Ecological Knowledge
ISSN:	0378-1127, 1872-7042
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