2020 Synthesis
Description
This synthesis draws recommendations from four studies that are relevant to prescribed burning as a fuels reduction method in young stands. Most studies also looked at potential effects of mastication as a fuels treatment in comparison to prescribed burning.
Contact
For more information, contact hlopez@berkeley.edu, ryork@berkeley.edu, ssfrederick@berkeley.edu
Additional Information
Bellows, R.S., Thomson, A.C., Helmstedt, K.J., York, R.A., Potts, M.D., 2016. Damage and mortality patterns in young mixed conifer plantations following prescribed fires in the Sierra Nevada, California. For. Ecol. Manage. 376, 193–204. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2016.05.049
Kobziar, L.N., McBride, J.R., Stephens, S.L., 2009. The efficacy of fire and fuels reduction treatments in a Sierra Nevada pine plantation. Int. J. Wildland Fire 18, 791–801. DOI: 10.1071/WF06097
Lyons-Tinsley, C., Peterson, D., 2012. Surface fuel treatments in young, regenerating stands affect wildfire severity in a mixed conifer forest, eastside Cascade Range, Washington, USA. For. Ecol. Manage. 270, 117–125. DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2011.04.016
Reiner, A.L., Vaillant, N.M., Dailey, S.N., 2012. Mastication and prescribed fire influences on the tree mortality and predicted fire behavior in ponderosa pine. West. J. Appl. For. 27, 36–41. DOI: 10.1093/wjaf/27.1.36.