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Effects of short-interval wildfires on interactions among plants, soils, and microbes in P — NSF Award to Oregon State University

Decades of fuel accumulation and increasing aridity are causing more frequent wildfire in many western forests. Frequent fire often reduces soil fertility in forest types with low precipitation. However, it is unclear whether this is also the case for more productive, wetter forest types, like those found in the wester

Award titleEffects of short-interval wildfires on interactions among plants, soils, and microbes in P
Award ID2533361
AwardeeOregon State University
CityCORVALLIS
StateOR
Amount obligated$709,775
Principal investigatorGeorgia Seyfried
ProgramOrg Interaction & Ecology
Start date06/01/2026
AbstractDecades of fuel accumulation and increasing aridity are causing more frequent wildfire in many western forests. Frequent fire often reduces soil fertility in forest types with low precipitation. However, it is unclear whether this is also the case for more productive, wetter forest types, like those found in the western Cascade Mountains of the Pacific Northwest, where fire has been less frequent historically. This goal of this research is to evaluate interactions among regenerating vegetation,
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