Predicting conifer establishment post wildfire in mixed conifer forests of the North American Mediterranean‐climate zone

• Published in: Ecosphere (Washington, D.C) Vol. 7; no. 12
• Main Authors: Welch, Kevin R., Safford, Hugh D., Young, Truman P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.12.2016; Wiley
• Subjects: Air temperature; Climate change; Coniferous forests; Coniferous trees; Drought; Ecosystems; Environmental restoration; fire severity; fire suppression effects; fire‐stimulated shrubs; Forest & brush fires; Forest management; forest resilience; forest restoration; Mixed forests; National forests; natural regeneration; Plant species; Precipitation; Seedlings; Seeds; Vegetation mapping; Wildfires; United States > US; North America; California

Due to fire suppression policies, timber harvest, and other management practices over the last century, many low‐ to mid‐elevation forests in semiarid parts of the western United States have accumulated high fuel loads and dense, multi‐layered canopies that are dominated by shade‐tolerant and fire‐s...