Increases in understory plant cover and richness persist following restoration treatments in Pinus ponderosa forests

A combination of forest thinning followed by prescribed burning is widely applied in the western United States to increase ecosystem resistance and resilience to disturbances. Understory plant community responses may be driven by both management treatments and climatic factors. Thus, responses to tr...

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Published in:	The Journal of applied ecology Vol. 61; no. 1; pp. 25 - 35
Main Authors:	Springer, Judith D., Stoddard, Michael T., Rodman, Kyle C., Huffman, David W., Fornwalt, Paula J., Pedersen, Rory J., Laughlin, Daniel C., McGlone, Christopher M., Daniels, Mark L., Fulé, Peter Z., Moore, Margaret M., Kerns, Becky K., Stevens, Jens T., Korb, Julie E., Souther, Sara
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.01.2024
Subjects:	Affinity Biogeography Burning Climate change Climate variability Coniferous forests Drought Environmental gradient Evergreen trees Forests Global warming Indigenous plants Indigenous species Native species Pine Pine trees Pinus ponderosa Plant communities Plant species Plants (botany) Prescribed fire Resilience Restoration Species richness Thinning Understory United States > US
ISSN:	0021-8901, 1365-2664
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