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Utah Juniper And Two-Needle Piñon Reduction Alters Fuel Loads, Kert R. Young, Bruce A. Roundy, Stephen C. Bunting, Dennis L. Eggett
Utah Juniper And Two-Needle Piñon Reduction Alters Fuel Loads, Kert R. Young, Bruce A. Roundy, Stephen C. Bunting, Dennis L. Eggett
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Juniper (Juniperus spp.) and piñon (Pinus spp.) trees have encroached millions of hectares of sagebrush (Artemisia spp.)–bunchgrass communities. Juniper–piñon trees are treated to reduce canopy fuel loads and crown fire potential. We measured the effects of juniper–piñon infilling and fuel-reduction treatments on fuel load characteristics at four locations in Utah. At each location, treatment areas were burned, left untreated, or trees were cut or masticated in a randomised complete-block design. We measured standing and downed fuels by size and type along 30-m transects on 15 subplots (30 × 33 m) per location before and 1–3 years after …