Resiliency of an Interior Ponderosa Pine Forest to Bark Beetle Infestations Following Fuel-Reduction and Forest-Restoration Treatments
Mechanical thinning and the application of prescribed fire are commonly used to restore fire-adapted forest ecosystems in the Western United States. During a 10-year period, we monitored the effects of fuel-reduction and forest-restoration treatments on levels of tree mortality in an interior ponde...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2014-01-01
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Series: | Forests |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/5/1/153 |