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| Binkley, Daniel; Colorado Forest Restoration Institute; Binkley@WarnerCNR.colostate.edu; Sisk, Tom; Northern Arizona University, Environmental Sciences; ForestERA; Thomas.Sisk@nau.edu; Chambers, Carol; Northern Arizona University, School of Forestry; Carol.Chambers@nau.edu; Springer, Judy; Ecological Restoration Institute; judith.springer@nau.edu; Block, William; U.S. Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station; wblock@fs.fed.us. |
| Classic ecological concepts and forestry language regarding old growth are not well suited to frequent-fire landscapes. In frequent-fire, old-growth landscapes, there is a symbiotic relationship between the trees, the understory graminoids, and fire that results in a healthy ecosystem. Patches of old growth interspersed with younger growth and open, grassy areas provide a wide variety of habitats for animals, and have a higher level of biodiversity. Fire suppression is detrimental to these forests, and eventually destroys all old growth. The reintroduction of fire into degraded frequent-fire, old-growth forests, accompanied by appropriate thinning, can restore a balance to these ecosystems. Several areas require further research and study: 1) the ability... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed article |
Palavras-chave: Ecological processes; Evolutionary adaptations; Historic range of variation (HRV); Human values; Knowledge gaps; Resilience; Understory vegetation. |
| Ano: 2007 |
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