2017
DOI: 10.4996/fireecology.130318020
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Conflicting Perspectives on Spotted Owls, Wildfire, and Forest Restoration

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“…Transitioning fire regimes are yielding increases in the frequency and extent of ‘megafires’, that is, large, severe wildfires >10,000 ha in extent (Stephens et al., ). These trends have generated concern over the conservation of forest species (Ganey, Wan, Cushman, & Vojta, ; Jones et al., ), but the effect of more severe, more homogeneous fires on fire‐associated species also needs to be considered. Past studies have provided evidence that some severe forest fire has neutral or beneficial effects on wildlife (Hutto et al., ), and black‐backed woodpeckers are frequently considered a specialist on severe fires.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Transitioning fire regimes are yielding increases in the frequency and extent of ‘megafires’, that is, large, severe wildfires >10,000 ha in extent (Stephens et al., ). These trends have generated concern over the conservation of forest species (Ganey, Wan, Cushman, & Vojta, ; Jones et al., ), but the effect of more severe, more homogeneous fires on fire‐associated species also needs to be considered. Past studies have provided evidence that some severe forest fire has neutral or beneficial effects on wildlife (Hutto et al., ), and black‐backed woodpeckers are frequently considered a specialist on severe fires.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Studies evaluating the response of spotted owls to high‐severity fire show a variety of responses from generally positive to neutral or negative depending on the subspecies, type of forest burned, and the parameter evaluated (Ganey et al. ). Recent studies have shown that spotted owls may still use home ranges affected by high‐severity fire provided that the patches of high‐severity are small and within a diverse mosaic of low and moderate fire severity (Lee and Bond , Comfort et al.…”
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“…Climate projections for much of western North America suggest drier weather punctuated by periods of intense precipitation resulting in more severe wildfires (Wan et al ), which could further affect spotted owl populations. Research has shown both negative and positive effects of wildfire, timber harvest, and fuels treatments on spotted owl populations (Ganey et al ). For example, Seamans and Gutiérrez (), studying California spotted owls from 1990 to 2004 in the Sierra Nevada, reported that owl populations were negatively affected by alteration of their habitat, either by stand‐replacing fire or timber harvest.…”
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confidence: 99%