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Fire Ecology
Fig. 1 | Fire Ecology

Fig. 1

From: North-facing aspects, shade objects, and microtopographic depressions promote the survival and growth of tree seedlings planted after wildfire

Fig. 1

A The Cold Springs Fire perimeter, planting unit, and stake rows. An RdNBR layer from the Southern Rockies Reforestation Tool depicts fire severity (Rodman et al. 2022), with a minimum display threshold of 600 corresponding to areas of field-observed tree mortality. NAIP imagery from September 2019 is also shown (US Geological Survey 2022). B The planting unit location within Colorado, with the closest major city and major interstates also shown. C and D Examples of planted ponderosa pine seedlings in 2021, four growing seasons after planting; seedlings are shaded by a log C and unshaded D. Photos courtesy: Laura Marshall

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