Seeding versus natural regeneration: a comparison of vegetation change following thinning and burning in ponderosa pine
Springer JD, Waltz AE, Fule PZ, Moore MM, Covington WW. 2001. Seeding versus natural regeneration: a comparison of vegetation change following thinning and burning in ponderosa pine. Pages 67-79. In Vance RK, Edminster CB, Blake JA: Ponderosa pine ecosystem restoration and conservation: steps toward stewardship Proceedings RMRS-P-22. Flagstaff, AZ. April 25-27, 2000. US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. Ogden, UT
Three permanent monitoring plots were designated. Trees were thinned and the sites burned in 1996 and 1997. A portion was reseeded with native shrubs, grasses and forbs. The greatest increase in species richness in all plots occurred 1.8 years after treatment. The seeded area had the highest biodiversity but also had twice as many nonnatives as the unseeded areas.
- Type
- Conference Proceeding Paper
- Authors
- Springer, Judith; Waltz, Amy; Fule, Peter; Moore, Margaret; Covington, W.
- Units
- PARA
- Keywords
- Mt. Trumbull, nonnative, Pinaceae (Pines), Pinales, Pinus ponderosa, Vascular Plant