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Post-fire vegetation communities in western Colorado

M Nikki Grant-Hoffman and James Dollerschell
Native Plants Journal September 2019, 20 (3) 226-238; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/npj.20.3.226
M Nikki Grant-Hoffman
, Ecologist, McInnis Canyons and Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Areas, Bureau of Land Management, 2815 H Road, Grand Junction CO 81506,
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James Dollerschell
, Rangeland Management Specialist, Grand Junction Field Office, Bureau of Land Management, 2815 H Road, Grand Junction CO 81506,
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Abstract

Wildfire is a cause of disturbance on public lands, and post-fire treatments often include broadcast seeding of native and non-native seeds. We collected vegetation data from an area burned by a wildfire in western Colorado in 2012 and, where available, compared pre- and post-fire data. We sought to determine how dominant plant species responded to fire and to determine post-fire vegetation community dynamics as compared to a typical response as described in the floristic composition model. Seed mixes were chosen based on previously available vegetation and treatment data. We found that areas seeded with a native seed mix had increasing cover of native forbs, whereas areas seeded with a non-native mix did not. However, the cause of low forbs in areas seeded with non-natives is not clear. We also found several native plant species that recovered after the fire, while sagebrush was absent after fire. Surprisingly, cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum L. [Poaceae]) frequency did not increase after fire in areas where pre- and post-fire data were available.

  • reclamation
  • restoration
  • wildfire
  • disturbance
  • establishment
  • floristic composition model
  • pre- and post-fire change analysis
  • recruitment
  • vegetative community
  • aerial seeding
  • Poaceae
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  • USDA NRCS (2019)
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  • pre- and post-fire change analysis
  • recruitment
  • vegetative community
  • aerial seeding
  • Poaceae
  • USDA NRCS (2019)
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