C1 evidence
Numbers of species present
Changes
in numbers of understory
species in burned
LTEP stands
Initial (misleading) results
All burned LTEP stands appear to gain species the 1st and 2nd years after the Biscuit Fire.
But many were gaining before the fire and after the LTEP treatments, suggesting that background changes might be important.
1993 before LTEP
1998 1-yr after LTEP
2003 10-mo after Biscuit
2004 22-mo after Biscuit
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50
60
Control
Late, underburned
Late, lo-wood
Late, hi-wood
HOME
Pioneers, lo-wood
Pioneers, hi-wood
Douglas-fir, lo-wood
Douglas-fir, hi-wood