Presentation Year

2018

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Buddhika MadurapperumaForestry and Wildland Resources/ Environmental Science and ManagementFaculty,David Greene Forestry and Wildland ResourcesFaculty,Michael PerezForestry (Wildland Fire Management)Undergraduate Student

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The spate of recent high intensity (stand-replacing) fires in California has led some to wonder whether our tree species are adapted to such large burns. Many assume that regeneration will typically be so poor that many of these burns will be dominated by shrubs and herbs instead of forests. This study examines seedling recruitment of conifers as a function of distance across a 1 km-wide burn near Hoopa. Six transects, each 50 m x 4 m, were spaced along the 1 km transects, and seedlings and burnt cones were counted. Douglas-fir and white fir averaged 2903 ha-1 and 1996 ha-1 seedlings, respectively, and 75% of the km had >490 recruits/ha (the minimal acceptable density in California).

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Yes

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375

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