Forest restoration treatments increase native plant diversity but open the door to invasion in the Colorado Front Range

Forest restoration treatments in dry conifer forests of the western United States are often done with objectives to move current forest structure toward historical conditions and, in turn, increase the system’s resilience to future wildfires. But little is known about their effects on understory pla...

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Published in:	Forest ecology and management Vol. 593; p. 122881
Main Authors:	Mahood, Adam L., Stevens-Rumann, Camille S., Rhea, Allison E., Ritter, Scott M., Barrett, Kevin, Fornwalt, Paula J., Barnard, David M.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier B.V 01.10.2025
Subjects:	administrative management climate Colorado conifers ecological invasion forest ecology forest restoration Forest restoration treatments forests graminoids indigenous species introduced plants Non-native plants Ponderosa pine probability species species diversity stand structure topography trees understory Understory diversity Colorado Non-native plants Forest restoration treatments Understory diversity Ponderosa pine
ISSN:	0378-1127
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