Student UC Berkeley Forestry Club Berkeley, California, United States
Tree spatial patterns after fuel reduction treatments have important effects on forest ecology and may contribute to forest resilience, but are not well understood, especially following multiple treatment applications. This project documented patterns following multiple applications of common treatment methods (thinning, prescribed fire, and combination) in Sierra Nevada mixed-conifer forest.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion, participant will be able to better understand how fuel reduction treatments affect tree spatial pattern in Sierra Nevada mixed-conifer forest.
Upon completion, participant will be able to conduct fuel reduction treatments with a better understanding of how treatment methods affect the forest through the residual spatial pattern of trees.
