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Forest Science: Special Issue on Sierran Mixed-Conifer Research
June 2005 issue
Many of the forests of the western United States have been severely altered by a century of fire suppression, prompting both regional and national restoration efforts. The success of these efforts requires a better understanding of past forest conditions and the ecological processes that affect forest health. This special issue of Forest Science, collected from a coordinated ecosystem-level experiment, investigates the connections between structure, composition, and function on 72 hectares of old-growth mixed-conifer in California's Sierra Nevada.
Articles include:
Stand conditions associated with tree regeneration in Sierran mixed-conifer forests
Biophysical controls on soil respiration in the dominant patch types of an old-growth, mixed-conifer forest
Patterns of mortality in an old-growth mixed-conifer forest of the Southern Sierra Nevada, California
Influence of fire and El Niņo on tree recruitment varies by species in Sierran mixed conifer
