Frequent-fire conifer forests in western North America are undergoing restoration and fuel-reduction treatments to reduce chance of severe crown fire and re-balance tree and understory plant biomass. A central decision in these treatments remains where to retain trees within sites during tree thinning. To help inform thinning prescriptions by identifying patterns of soil development, we sampled and classified 48 soil pedons among three vegetation patch types (grassy openings, openings invaded by post-settlement trees
Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV 89154-3064, United States; U.S. Forest Service, Coconino National Forest, Flagstaff, AZ 86001, United States; Ecological Restoration Institute, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5017, United States
Recommended Citation:
Abella S.R.,Denton C.W.,Steinke R.W.,et al. Soil development in vegetation patches of Pinus ponderosa forests: Interface with restoration thinning and carbon storage[J]. Forest Ecology and Management,2013-01-01,310