| Does seeding after severe forest fires in western USA mitigate negative impacts on soils and plant communities? |
What
is the aim of the review?
Broadcast seeding is one of the most widely used post-wildfire emergency response treatments intended to reduce soil erosion, increase vegetative ground cover, and minimize establishment and spread of non-native plant species. However, seeding treatments can also have negative effects such as competition with recovering native plant communities and inadvertent introduction of invasive species. With the last review occurring in 2004 there is a need to re-examine what is known about the effectiveness and ecological impacts of post-fire seeding specific to forested ecosystems across the western U.S.
Who's in the review team?
At what stage is the review?
This review is now completed.
Additional references: (papers published as outcomes of this systematic review)
Peppin, D.L., Fule, P.Z., Sieg, C.H., Beyers, J.L., Hunter, M.E. 2010. Post-wildfire seeding in forest of the western United States: an evidence-based review. Forest Ecology and Management 260:573-586.
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