Tamm Review: Are fuel treatments effective at achieving ecological and social objectives? A systematic review

[Display omitted] •Thinning and burning fuel treatments reduce fire severity compared to untreated areas.•Treatments reduce wildfire carbon emissions but may not increase total carbon storage.•Treatment effects on understory plants are highly variable.•Large data gaps remain in treatment effects on...

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Published in:	Forest ecology and management Vol. 375; pp. 84 - 95
Main Authors:	Kalies, Elizabeth L., Yocom Kent, Larissa L.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier B.V 01.09.2016
Subjects:	burning carbon carbon sequestration drought dry forests ecosystems emissions fire hazard fire severity fire suppression forest fires Forest restoration fuel loading Fuel management fuels fuels (fire ecology) grazing insects logging Prescribed fire scorch soil systematic review temperature Treatment effectiveness tree mortality understory Western dry forests Western United States Wildfire wildlife Western United States Fuel management Wildfire Treatment effectiveness Prescribed fire Western dry forests Forest restoration
ISSN:	0378-1127, 1872-7042
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