Forest restoration and fuels reduction work: Different pathways for achieving success in the Sierra Nevada
/This 20-year forest restoration study in the northern Sierra Nevada measured changes in forest structure and composition, fuel accumulation, modeled fire behavior, intertree competition, and economics resulting from four treatment regimes: multiple applications of prescribed fire (Fire), multiple mechanical restoration thinnings (Mech), multiple mechanical restoration thinnings followed by prescribed fire (Mech + Fire), and untreated controls.
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Stephens, Scott L., Daniel E. Foster, John J. Battles, Alexis A. Bernal, Brandon M. Collins, Rachelle Hedges, Jason J. Moghaddas, Ariel T. Roughton, and Robert A. York. 2023. Forest Restoration and Fuels Reduction Work: Different Pathways for Achieving Success in the Sierra Nevada. Ecological Applications, e2932