The efficacy of salvage logging in reducing subsequent fire severity in conifer-dominated forests of Minnesota, USA

Ecological Applications

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1895-1901

  Fraver, Shawn ^a   Jain, Theresa ^b   Bradford, John B ^a,e   D'amato, Anthony W ^c   Kastendick, Doug ^a   Palik, Brian ^a   Shinneman, Doug ^a,d,f   Stanovick, John ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

^e U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^f FOREST AND RANGELAND ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Blowdown; Fire behavior; Fuel reduction treatments; Ham Lake fire; Minnesota; Multiple disturbances; Pinus banksiana; Superior National Forest; USA; Wildfire intensity

Indexed keywords

CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; CONIFEROUS FOREST; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FIRE BEHAVIOR; FOREST FIRE; FOREST FLOOR; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; LOGGING (TIMBER); SALVAGING; WILDFIRE;

ARTICLE; CONIFER; ECOSYSTEM; FIRE; FORESTRY; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TREE; UNITED STATES;

CONIFEROPHYTA; ECOSYSTEM; FIRES; FORESTRY; MINNESOTA; TREES;

MINNESOTA; SUPERIOR NATIONAL FOREST; UNITED STATES;

CONIFEROPHYTA; PINUS BANKSIANA;

EID: 80051973184     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/11-0380.1     Document Type: Article

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