Interactions Between Fire Severity and Forest Biota in the Central Sierra Nevada: Formation and Impact of Small-Scale Fire Refugia and the Effect of Fire on Forest Structure Predictive of Fisher (Pekania pennanti) Den Habitat
Fire is a natural and essential component of forests in western North America. Fire maintains biodiversity through the creation of different habitat types, and regular fire rotations reduce the accumulation of woody fuels and thick understory plant densities that give rise to catastrophic fire. The...
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DigitalCommons@USU
2018
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| Online Access: | https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/7281 https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=8391&context=etd |