Скачать или смотреть Development of a Post-fire Restoration Framework for Southern California Shrublands

As large fires become more common across California, it is important to have an ecological framework in place to identify areas at risk of degradation. Chaparral vegetation recovery in post-fire landscapes can be impeded by a number of factors, including drought, excessive fire, and non-native species. Active restoration may be needed to enhance native shrubland recovery in areas affected by these stressors, yet across large fire scars identifying the need for restoration can be challenging. We developed a Post-fire Restoration Prioritization (PReP) tool to aid resource managers with early detection and prioritization of degraded chaparral landscapes in need of restoration.

Nicole Molinari, Ph.D. Bio: Dr. Moliari is a community ecologist with a broad interest in the consequences of human induced global change, including the effects of wildfire, biological invasion, climate change, and altered disturbance regimes on vegetation patterns. Dr. Molinari currently serves as the USDA-Forest Service Province Ecologist for the four southern California forests (Angeles, Cleveland, Los Padres and San Bernardino) where she applies scientific and ecological principles to pressing management issues. Nicole received her MS in Biology from Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo, and her Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolution from UC Santa Barbara.

Santa Barbara Botanic Garden's 9th Annual Conservation Symposium (2022)