Fire gives avian populations a rapid and enduring boost in protected forests of California
Ray C, Siegel RB, Wilkerson RL, Scholfield L, Tingley MW, Aronson S, Haultain S, Stock S , van Wagtendonk K. 2025. Fire gives avian populations a rapid and enduring boost in protected forests of California. Fire Ecology. 21(56):18
This journal article analyzed avian response to fire using point-count data from 1999–2019. Researcher determined that bird population density increased after fire and that a variety of bird species benefited from the fires.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Ray, Chris; Siegel, Rodney; Wilkerson, Robert; Scholfield, Lynn; Tingley, Morgan; Aronson, Sonia; Haultain, Sylvia; Stock, Sarah; van Wagtendonk, Kent
- Units
- SEKI , YOSE
- Keywords
- Burn severity, Fire ecology, Fire management, Fire regime, Inventory and monitoring, Landbirds, National parks, Protected lands, Species-specific response to fire
Series
See also
- Sierra Nevada Landbirds Fire Analysis Monitoring Data Package, 1999-2019
- Integrating count and mark-recapture data to understand effects of climate change on birds at YOSE and SEKI