Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2019.117570.
Key excerpts:
- “We quantified total aboveground biomass and composition in forest stands following low, moderate, and high severity fires 15 (2002 Apple Fire) and 29 years (1991 Warner Creek Fire) following fire in low elevation, old-growth forests dominated by Douglas-fir.”
“We also sampled postfire responses in forest plantations (harvested prior to fire) and salvage-logged sites (harvested after fire) from the same fires.” - “In spite of differences in overstory mortality, there was no significant difference in the TAGB between the low, moderate and high severity fires 15 years following fire (Apple Fire).”
- “Similarly, there was no significant difference between the low and high severity burns 29 years following fire (Warner Creek Fire).”
- “Managed forests (salvage and plantations) had significantly lower post-fire aboveground biomass and carbon storage that the natural forests.”
- “The TAGB of salvage logged sites was 49% and 42% that of the high severity sites at the Apple Fire and Warner Creek Fire, respectively.”
- “The mean TAGB of plantations was lowest of all fire and land use scenarios. At the Warner Creek Fire, TAGB of the plantations were <30% of that of the high severity fire sites (e.g. 326 and 984 Mg ha−1, respectively).”