Restoring forest health : fire and thinning effects on mixed-conifer forests

Citeable URL: https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/articles/ks65hd98x

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Attribute Name	Values
Creator	USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station
Abstract	Even after 140 years without a fire, mixed-conifer forest such as Teakettle’s Experimental Forest has a distinct patch pattern and complex structure. Researcher Malcolm North and colleagues examined the structure and function of these ecosystems and their response to widely used restoration treatments. Collectively the studies found fire was essential to restoring many ecosystem processes and that thinning could be best used as a tool to influence burn intensity and extent. Includes interview with Malcolm P. North and suggested readings. Early draft of this issue of Science Perspectives by Anne M. Rosenthal, is a science writer based in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Resource Type	Article
Date Available	2010-08-12T21:52:22+00:00
Date Issued	2006
Citation	Restoring forest health: fire and thinning effects on mixed-conifer forests. Science Perspectives (USDA Forest Service. Pacific Southwest Research Station). Summer 2006, 1-5.
Series	Science Perspectives
Rights Statement	Copyright Not Evaluated
Publisher	USDA Forest Service. Pacific Southwest Research Station
Peer Reviewed	Yes
Language	English [eng]
Replaces	http://hdl.handle.net/1957/17580