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Pyrosilviculture: Merging prescribed fire and silviculture

2021 Research Brief

Description

In this study, pyrosilviculture is presented as a conceptual management framework that merges prescribed fire and silvicultural systems for promoting resilient and sustainably managed forests. 


Contact

Connor Ryan, connorpryan42@berkeley.edu 

Robert York, ryork@berkeley.edu

Additional Information

York, Robert A., Hunter Noble, Lenya N. Quinn-Davidson, and John J. Battles. "Pyrosilviculture: Combining prescribed fire with gap-based silviculture in mixedconifer forests of the Sierra Nevada." Canadian Journal of Forest Research 51, no. 999 (2021): 1-11.