Landscape Management Demonstration Areas

Title
Landscape Management Demonstration Areas
Abstract
Western US Forests are no longer resilient to disturbances such as wildfire and drought - Decades of fire suppression, intensive logging practices, and other factors have reduced heterogeneity and homogenized forests - Species composition has shifted from shadeâ€êintolerant, fireresistant to shadeâ€êtolerant, fireâ€êsensitive species - Structure has changed from a few large trees to many more medium to small trees, and - Primary driver of forest ecosystems, fire, has been largely removed. - Much of the forest landscape is susceptible to both uncharacteristic impacts from disturbance (mainly fire) and chronic stress from changing climate.
Purpose
Addressing Restoration at a Landscape Scale
Begin Date
2015-08-21
Originator Name
Peter A. Stine USDA Forest Service
Ordering Information
Peter A. Stine Pacific Southwest Research Station USDA Forest Service Berkeley, CA 94701
Keywords
Ecological Restoration, Forest, Wildfire
Progress
Complete
Update Frequency
None Planned
Resource Owner
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