Title
Modeling Bunchgrass Mortality during Wildfire in Sagebrush Steppe Ecosystems
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Keywords
wildfire, restoration, remote sensing, drones, sagebrush
Abstract
In low-elevation, big sagebrush communities with significant presence of annual grasses, post-fire efforts to reestablish perennial grasses generally fail.
Given the risk of wildfire in any given year in these plant communities, preventing annual grass expansion into relatively intact communities is paramount.
Minimizing annual grass invasion involves managing these communities for increased resilience to fire by maintaining perennial bunchgrasses.
Shrub fuel loading impacts fire severity, thereby, increasing perennial bunchgrass mortality. But, as the distance from shrub increases, bunchgrass mortality decreases.
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BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Knuth, Samuel; Hulet, April; Hammond, Keegan; Peterson, Steven; and Jensen, Ryan, "Modeling Bunchgrass Mortality during Wildfire in Sagebrush Steppe Ecosystems" (2023). Library/Life Sciences Undergraduate Poster Competition 2023. 28.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/library_studentposters_2023/28
Document Type
Video
Publication Date
2023-03-03
Language
English
College
Life Sciences
Department
Plant and Wildlife Sciences
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