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Factors Contributing To Legacy Hardwood Mortality Following Prescribed Fire, Heather D. Rickard
Factors Contributing To Legacy Hardwood Mortality Following Prescribed Fire, Heather D. Rickard
Cal Poly Humboldt theses and projects
Interruption of Indigenous stewardship has resulted in hardwood decline along what is now known as the middle Klamath River in northern California related to adverse effects to Tribal food sovereignty and community wellbeing. The survivors of a “legacy” of Indigenous stewardship are highly valued by the Karuk and neighboring Tribes for a myriad of culturally beneficial ecological associations and sources of traditional staple foods. Prescribed fire, following a century of fire exclusion, has resulted in unanticipated mortality of legacy tanoak (Notholithocarpus densiflorus), California black oak (Quercus kelloggii), and madrone (Arbutus menziesii), warranting further investigation. …