Variation in tree mortality and regeneration affect forest carbon recovery following fuel treatments and wildfire in the Lake Tahoe Basin, California, USA

Variation in tree mortality and regeneration affect forest carbon recovery following fuel treatments and wildfire in the Lake Tahoe Basin, California, USA

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Forest fuel treatments have been proposed as tools to stabilize carbon stocks in fire-prone forests in the Western U.S.A. Although fuel treatments such as thinning and burning are known to immediately reduce forest carbon stocks, the...

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Main Authors: Carlson Chris H, Dobrowski Solomon Z, Safford Hugh D
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-06-01
Series:Carbon Balance and Management
Subjects:
Wildfire
Fuel reduction treatment
Thinning
Forest carbon
Tree mortality
Tree regeneration
Sensitivity analysis
Forest Vegetation Simulator
Online Access:http://www.cbmjournal.com/content/7/1/7

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