Reducing the impacts of mechanical thinning in a southwestern forest.(TECH TRANSFER BRIEFING)(Report)
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, September, 2007 by Baker, Terrell T.; Cram, Douglas S.; Fernald, Alexander G.; Madrid, Anthony; Rummer, Bob
Ecological challenges in western forests continue to place a significant burden on land management practitioners. Increased tree densities since European settlement is arguably the greatest ecological challenge faced by land managers in terms of mitigating severe wildland fire behavior, particularly in the once fire-adapted forests of the southwestern United States. Additional and related ecological challenges include reduced understory production and diversity, loss of meadow habitat due to encroachment, and reduced water quantity. Combined, these changes in forest characteristics and ecosystem processes have the potential to negatively impact the conservation of soil and water resources.
To reduce forest density, thinning and harvest treatments have become...
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