Pyrosilviculture: Merging prescribed fire and silviculture: Research Brief
/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.
York, Robert A., Hunter Noble, Lenya N. Quinn-Davidson, and John J. Battles. "Pyrosilviculture: Combining prescribed fire with gap-based silviculture in mixed-conifer forests of the Sierra Nevada." Canadian Journal of Forest Research 51, no. 999 (2021): 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfr-2020-0337
The start of flames in dry downed wood in front of young trees and shrubs. Photo credit: Stacey Frederick
