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This research aims to assess the impact of fire severity and salvage logging on seed predation rates of conifer species in California's mixed-conifer forests.

July 8, 2026Fire EcologyOpen Access

High-severity fire increases seed predation of non-fir tree species in a California mixed-conifer forest

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This research aims to assess the impact of fire severity and salvage logging on seed predation rates of conifer species in California's mixed-conifer forests.
Quantified seed removal rates for four conifer species two years post-wildfire
Analyzed the effects of fire severity, salvage logging, and distance from surviving trees
Targeted seed predator identification, focusing on small mammals like Peromyscus sp.
Higher seed removal rates in high-severity areas for sugar pine, ponderosa pine, and Douglas-fir
Intermediate predation in salvage-logged sites, not significantly different from other conditions
White fir removal rates remained low across all environmental conditions.

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Randomized trial shows increased seed predation in high-severity conditions, suggesting impacts on forest regeneration.

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Mattsson et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a4de976d2ea289ef62839b1 https://doi.org/10.1186/s42408-026-00525-0

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High-severity fire increases seed predation of non-fir tree species in a California mixed-conifer forest

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