Review of Fire Effects on Vegetation and Soils in the Great Basin Region: Response and Ecological Site Characteristics.

摘要

Our goal was to make this synthesis as comprehensive as possible by summarizing all of the available literature related to fire effects on vegetation and soils within the boundaries of the Great Basin Region (central and northern Great Basin and Range, Columbia River Basin, and Snake River Plain). The review is intended to: (1) serve as a reference for writing environmental assessments and management plans, (2) identify the key ecological site components that influence plant-fire and soil-fire interactions, (3) provide criteria for selecting appropriate ecological sites for treatment, and (4) increase the ability to predict outcomes following fire. Key components that influence plant and soil responses to fire include: fire severity, pre- and post-fire weather, ecological site characteristics, current vegetation (vegetation present on the site prior to the disturbance event), and post-fire disturbance.