Restoration applications of resource objective wildfires in western US forests: a status of knowledge review

Background Frequent-fire forests of the western United States have undergone remarkable changes in structure, composition, and function due to historical exclusion of naturally occurring fire. Mechanized tree thinning to reduce forest density and fuel loads tends to be expensive and cannot be effect...

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Published in:	Fire ecology Vol. 16; no. 1
Main Authors:	Huffman, David W., Roccaforte, John Paul, Springer, Judith D., Crouse, Joseph E.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Cham Springer International Publishing 23.07.2020 Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Abundance Biomedical and Life Sciences Density Ecological effects Ecology Environmental restoration Forest & brush fires Forests Heterogeneity Introduced species Invasive species Landscape Life Sciences Mountains National parks Restoration Review Species richness Structure-function relationships Studies Understory Vegetation Wildfires Western states United States > US managed wildfire frequent-fire forests prescribed natural fires fire research wildland fire use literature synthesis
ISSN:	1933-9747, 1933-9747
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