Long-term plant community responses to resource objective wildfires in montane coniferous forests of Grand Canyon National Park, USA

•Pine-oak plant community composition after low-severity resource objective fire was most resilient but cover has declined over time.•Changes in three forest types over time since fire are likely due to long-term drought effects, tree mortality or bison impacts.•Mixed-conifer and spruce-fir plant co...

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Published in:	Forest ecology and management Vol. 515; p. 120224
Main Authors:	Springer, Judith D., Stoddard, Michael T., Huffman, David W., Laughlin, Daniel C., Fulé, Peter Z., Daniels, Mark L.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier B.V 01.07.2022
Subjects:	administrative management Bromus tectorum burn severity Climate change community structure drought forest ecology forests herbivores Long-term drought Managed wildfire national parks Pinus ponderosa plant communities Ponderosa pine species species diversity Thermophilization understory ungulates wildfires wildland Climate change Pinus ponderosa Managed wildfire Ponderosa pine Thermophilization Long-term drought
ISSN:	0378-1127, 1872-7042
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