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Abstract
In California, climate change, dramatically manifested in the increasing severity and extent of wildfires, is renewing interest in tools to guide silvicultural treatments for reforestation. Managers often face difficult decisions regarding the potential use of herbicides, which are commonly an essential competing vegetation control method for assuring reforestation success in the region. Young stand fertilization may also help quickly achieve forest resilience and resistance to reburns.
Parent Publication
Keywords
forest management,
forest planning,
growth and yield,
vegetation dynamics,
habitat modeling,
carbon inventory,
landscape dynamics,
fire,
fuels,
climate change,
economics,
tree-rings
Citation
Wood, Katherine E. A.; Looney, Christopher E.; Zhang, Jianwei. 2024. Utilizing FVS growth predictions for reforestation in Northern California. In: Shaw, John D; Battaglia, Mike A.; Castle, Mark, [comps.]. Sixth Forest Vegetation Simulator Conference; 2023 March 7-9; Fort Collins, CO. Proceedings RMRS-P-81. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 7-9.
