Effects of Two Kinds of Fuel Treatments and Their Season after Ten Years in Northern CA Chaparral:Research Brief

This brief describes potential effects of two fuel treatment types for Northern California chaparral. Different scenarios involving prescribed fire, mastication and season (fall, winter, or spring) were explored to determine effects on chaparral and findings include recommendations on when and how to use treatments where necessary. 

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Wilkin, K.M., L.C. Ponisio, D.L. Fry, C.L. Tubbesing, J.B. Potts, and S.L. Stephens. 2017. Decade-long plant community responses to shrubland fuel hazard reduction. Fire Ecology 13: 105-136. doi: 10.4996/fireecology.130210513