Recovery of small pile burn scars in conifer forests of the Colorado Front Range

Charles C. Rhoades; Paula J. Fornwalt; Mark W. Paschke; Amber Shanklin; Jayne L. Jonas

doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2015.03.026

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Recovery of small pile burn scars in conifer forests of the Colorado Front Range

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Authors:

Charles C. Rhoades, Paula J. Fornwalt, Mark W. Paschke, Amber Shanklin, Jayne L. Jonas

Year:

2015

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2015.03.026

Source:

Forest Ecology and Management. 347: 180-187.

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Abstract

The ecological consequences of slash pile burning are a concern for land managers charged with maintaining forest soil productivity and native plant diversity. Fuel reduction and forest health management projects have created nearly 150,000 slash piles scheduled for burning on US Forest Service land in northern Colorado. The vast majority of these are small piles (

Keywords

fuel management forest restoration, soil disturbance, fire effects, burn severity, prescribed fire

Citation

Rhoades, Charles C.; Fornwalt, Paula J.; Paschke, Mark W.; Shanklin, Amber; Jonas, Jayne L. 2015. Recovery of small pile burn scars in conifer forests of the Colorado Front Range. Forest Ecology and Management. 347: 180-187.