The research of M.S. candidate Ho Yi Wan investigates the impact of fire size and severities on forest recovery and herbivory. This research is showing that even within the same fire, aspen response can be very different because of varying burn severities. Click on the images below for a closer look.
M.S. candidate Ho Yi Wan
Even within the same fire, aspen response can be very different because of varying burn severities. Left: High severity burn triggered new aspen regeneration.Right: Aspen showed little response to low severity fire.
A 10 years post-fire landscape.
A recent burn.