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1. Impacts of erosion control treatments on native vegetation recovery after severe wildfire in the Eastern Cascades, USA

Author:
Dodson, Erich K.; Peterson, David W.; Harrod, Richy J.
Source:
International journal of wildland fire 2010 v.19 no.4 pp. 490
ISSN:
1049-8001
Subject:
soil stabilization,   etc   ; forest fires; wildfires; water erosion; erosion control; afforestation; planting; fertilizer application; understory; species diversity; botanical composition; vegetation; plant ecology; invasive species; Washington;     Show all 15 Subjects
Abstract:
... Slope stabilisation treatments like mulching and seeding are used to increase soil cover and reduce runoff and erosion following severe wildfires, but may also retard native vegetation recovery. We evaluated the effects of seeding and fertilisation on the cover and richness of native and exotic plants and on individual plant species following the 2004 Pot Peak wildfire in Washington State, USA. We ...
Handle:
10113/45138
DOI:
10.1071/WF08194