This study investigated the effect of burn season on direct and indirect tree mortality in mechanically thinned ponderosa and Jeffrey pine stands in California’s Tahoe National Forest.
Read MoreCompared to historic (1911) stands, current southern Sierra Nevada forests have a greater density of small to medium trees, lower density of large trees (>36 inches dbh), and greater density of white fir in mixed conifer.
Read MoreA 2015 study indicates that the reintroduction of fire in frequent fire forests of the Sierra Nevada creates a heterogeneous forest landscape and promotes diverse small mammal assemblages.
Read MoreThis study examined how housing location and arrangement affects the likelihood that a structure will be lost when a wildfire occurs.
Read MoreThis article argues that fire is more akin to trophic processes such as herbivory, and that there has been a reluctance by ecologists to incorporate the process of fire into general theories of community development and assembly.
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This journal article provides a decision framework that integrates fire regime components, plant growth form, and survival attributes to predict how plants will respond to fires and how fires can be prescribed to enhance the likelihood of obtaining desired plant responses.
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This study found that the predictive capability of the commonly used Burning Index was quite limited and proposed an index with improved predictive ability for Los Angeles County, California.
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In the Annals of Forest Science, USGS ecologist Jon Keeley has reviewed the evolution of pine life history strategies as shaped by wildfires.
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There is evidence of 20 large fires (> 20,000 ha) in a 560 year fossil fire record for the Santa Barabara area of central California.
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From 2002 to 2011, Sinead and Mark Borchert live-trapped small mammals in two grids across the 65‐m zone on either side of the perimeter of the 2002, 8,100‐ha Wolf Fire in Los Padres National Forest.
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Presentation from the June 2013 Chaparral Restoration Workshop in Arcadia, CA. Considerations for seeding chaparral postfire and recommendations are discussed.
Presenter: Bruce Berlin, S&S Seeds.
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Presentation from the June 2013 Chaparral Restoration Workshop in Arcadia, CA. This presentation outlines the basic ecology of chaparral and demonstrates how the disturbances of fire, drought, and freezing (among others) influence this unique ecosystem.
Presenter: Stephen Davis, Pepperdine University. Presentation from the June 2013 Chaparral Restoration Workshop in Arcadia, CA.
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Presentation from the June 2013 Chaparral Restoration Workshop in Arcadia, CA. Is there a role for fuels management in chaparral restoration? The trade-offs to this question and recommendations for this answer are explored in this presentation.
Presenter: Alexandra D. Syphard, Conservation Biology Institute; Tess Brennan and Jon E. Keeley, USGS Western Ecological Research Center.
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Presentation from the June 2013 Chaparral Restoration Workshop in Arcadia, CA. This presentation discusses the goals, opportunities, and limitations for restoration within the US Forest Service. It also discusses a developed template for postfire restoration plans.
Presenter: Hugh Safford, Regional Ecologist, US Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Region.
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Presentation from the June 2013 Chaparral Restoration Workshop in Arcadia, CA.
This presentation discusses a project that explores different potential methods for restoring chaparral to an area that was converted for grazing. Methods explored included herbicide, planting seeds or seedlings, and using the available seed bank.
Presenters: Megan Engel and Kimberly Williams, Cal State University San Bernadino.
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Presentation from the June 2013 Chaparral Restoration Workshop in Arcadia, CA.
Available ecological restoration technology allows for reintroducing native plants and recovery of critical ecosystem functions for many Mediterranean lands. These tools and their pros and cons are discussed in this presentation.
Presenters: V. Ramón Vallejo & J.A. Alloza, University of Barcelona & CEAM-Valencia.
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This presentation reports findings from a restoration project of Sage Scrub. The projects objective was to assess potential for long-term restoration success of Riversidean sage scrub (or inland SS) invaded by exotic annual grasses and forbs, under anthropogenic nitrogen deposition, and subject to frequent fire.
Presenter: Edith B. Allen, Department of Botany and Plant Sciences Center for Conservation Biology.
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Presentation from the June 2013 Chaparral Restoration Workshop in Arcadia, CA. This presentation uses examples of post-fire monitoring in the Mediterranean to demonstrate an effective monitoring process and presents recommendations for similar projects.
Presenter: V. Ramón Vallejo & J.A. Alloza, University of Barcelona & CEAM-Valencia.
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Presentation from the June 2013 Chaparral Restoration Workshop in Arcadia, CA. This presentation discusses the elements of effective monitoring and treatments using on-the-ground examples in Santa Monica Mountains of numerous species.
Presenter: Christy Brigham, PhD, Chief of Planning, Science, and Resource Management, Santa Monica mountains NRA.
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Presentation from the June 2013 Chaparral Restoration Workshop in Arcadia, CA. Consideration of native plant genetics is a cornerstone to managing biodiversity in a number of projects. This presentation discussed 4 major genetic considerations to review before making planting decisions.
Presenter: Arlee M. Montalvo Riverside-Corona Resource Conservation District.
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The California Fire Science Consortium is divided into 4 geographic regions and 1 wildland-urban interface (WUI) team. Statewide coordination of this program is based at UC Berkeley.
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This regional Fire Science Exchange is one of 15 regional fire science exchanges.
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