Larix occidentalis 358 claims

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Common name: western larch — Also written in claims: western larch · westem larch · western larch seedlings

23 spellings

Larix occidentalis
Larix occidentalisWalter Siegmund (talk) · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Observationobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Western larch mortality was higher and more variable in low-elevation plots than in mid- and high-elevation plots.

Taxon
western larchLarix occidentalist0
Outcome
mortalitye0
Direction
highere0
Value
15 to 94%e0
Setting
low-elevation plotse0

Verbatim

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“higher and more variable mortality in the low-elevation plots (ranging from 15 to 94% depending on seed source and plot combination; mean (sd) 60(28)%) and lower mortality in the mid-elevation and high-elevation plots (2–19%; mean (sd) 9(5.6)%)”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1182–1426
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“western larch”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 10–23

Title

Post-fire western larch reforestation success depends on interactions between site conditions and seed source

Kimberley T. Davis; Justin D. Gay Fire Ecology 2026. doi:10.1186/s42408-026-00485-5

Other claims from this paper (6)
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultno effectmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Low-elevation seed sources did not increase short-term mortality at the highest-elevation plots.

Taxon
western larchLarix occidentalist0
Treatment
lower-elevation seed sourcee0
Outcome
short-term mortalitye0
Direction
did not increasee0
Setting
highest-elevation plotse0

Not reportedComparator

Verbatim

e0

“Planting seedlings from a lower-elevation seed source did not increase short-term mortality at the highest-elevation plots”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1428–1550
t0

“western larch”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 10–23

Title

Post-fire western larch reforestation success depends on interactions between site conditions and seed source

Kimberley T. Davis; Justin D. Gay Fire Ecology 2026. doi:10.1186/s42408-026-00485-5

Other claims from this paper (6)
Associationobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Mortality was higher at sites with southerly aspects, higher maximum temperatures, and lower soil moisture.

Taxon
western larchLarix occidentalist0
Outcome
mortalitye0
Direction
highere0
Setting
more southerly aspectse0

Verbatim

e0

“higher mortality and lower growth associated with more southerly aspects, higher maximum temperatures, and lower soil moisture”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1629–1755
t0

“western larch”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 10–23

Title

Post-fire western larch reforestation success depends on interactions between site conditions and seed source

Kimberley T. Davis; Justin D. Gay Fire Ecology 2026. doi:10.1186/s42408-026-00485-5

Other claims from this paper (6)
Associationobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Growth was lower at sites with southerly aspects, higher maximum temperatures, and lower soil moisture.

Taxon
western larchLarix occidentalist0
Outcome
growthe0
Direction
lowere0
Setting
more southerly aspectse0

Verbatim

e0

“higher mortality and lower growth associated with more southerly aspects, higher maximum temperatures, and lower soil moisture”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1629–1755
t0

“western larch”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 10–23

Title

Post-fire western larch reforestation success depends on interactions between site conditions and seed source

Kimberley T. Davis; Justin D. Gay Fire Ecology 2026. doi:10.1186/s42408-026-00485-5

Other claims from this paper (6)
Associationobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

High-elevation seed source seedlings had a stronger negative mortality response to high maximum temperatures.

Taxon
western larchLarix occidentalist0
Material
high-elevation seed sourcee0
Outcome
mortalitye0
Direction
stronger negative responsee0
Comparator
low-elevation seed sourcee0

Verbatim

e0

“Seedlings from the high-elevation seed source showed a stronger negative response to high maximum temperatures than seedlings from the low-elevation seed source for both mortality and growth”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1757–1947
t0

“western larch”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 10–23

Title

Post-fire western larch reforestation success depends on interactions between site conditions and seed source

Kimberley T. Davis; Justin D. Gay Fire Ecology 2026. doi:10.1186/s42408-026-00485-5

Other claims from this paper (6)
Associationobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

High-elevation seed source seedlings had a stronger negative growth response to high maximum temperatures.

Taxon
western larchLarix occidentalist0
Material
high-elevation seed sourcee0
Outcome
growthe0
Direction
stronger negative responsee0
Comparator
low-elevation seed sourcee0

Verbatim

e0

“Seedlings from the high-elevation seed source showed a stronger negative response to high maximum temperatures than seedlings from the low-elevation seed source for both mortality and growth”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1757–1947
t0

“western larch”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 10–23

Title

Post-fire western larch reforestation success depends on interactions between site conditions and seed source

Kimberley T. Davis; Justin D. Gay Fire Ecology 2026. doi:10.1186/s42408-026-00485-5

Other claims from this paper (6)
Recommendationauthor interpretationoriginal resultbasis n/a

Claim · model-written summary

Site selection may matter more than seed-source choice for short-term western larch survival.

Taxon
western larchLarix occidentalise0
Outcome
site selection may have more impact on short-term survival than planting different seed sourcese0

Verbatim

e0

“For western larch reforestation, site selection may have more impact on short-term survival than planting different seed sources”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 2262–2390

Title

Post-fire western larch reforestation success depends on interactions between site conditions and seed source

Kimberley T. Davis; Justin D. Gay Fire Ecology 2026. doi:10.1186/s42408-026-00485-5

Other claims from this paper (6)
Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

At the 20 µg g−1 min−1 stop criterion, the sorption process of western larch wood was on average less than 80% complete.

Taxon
western larchLarix occidentalise0
Outcome
sorption processe1
Value
less than 80%e1
Qualifier
when the 20 µg g−1 min−1 criterion is reachede1

Verbatim

e0

“estimating EMC of western larch (Larix occidentalis Nutt.)”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 775–833
e1

“On average the sorption process is less than 80% complete when the 20 µg g−1 min−1 criterion is reached”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1213–1316

Title

Interlaboratory study of automated sorption measurements in wood

Zelinka, Samuel L.; Glass, Samuel V.; Farkas, Natalia; et al. Repository of the University of Primorsk (University of Primorska) 2025

Other claims from this paper (3)
Method / resourceobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

The stop criterion of 20 µg g−1 min−1 gave a mean absolute error of 0.006 g g−1 in equilibrium moisture content of western larch wood.

Taxon
western larchLarix occidentalise0
Outcome
mean absolute error (MAE)e2
Value
0.006 g g−1e2

Verbatim

e0

“estimating EMC of western larch (Larix occidentalis Nutt.)”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 775–833
e2

“resulting in a mean absolute error (MAE) of 0.006 g g−1”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1318–1373

Title

Interlaboratory study of automated sorption measurements in wood

Zelinka, Samuel L.; Glass, Samuel V.; Farkas, Natalia; et al. Repository of the University of Primorsk (University of Primorska) 2025

Other claims from this paper (3)
Method / resourceobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

The correction equation reduced the mean absolute error of equilibrium moisture content estimates of western larch wood to 0.001 g g−1.

Taxon
western larchLarix occidentalise0
Outcome
MAEe3
Direction
reducese3
Value
0.001 g g−1e3

Verbatim

e0

“estimating EMC of western larch (Larix occidentalis Nutt.)”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 775–833
e3

“The correction equation for estimating EMC reduces the MAE to 0.001 g g−1”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1375–1448

Title

Interlaboratory study of automated sorption measurements in wood

Zelinka, Samuel L.; Glass, Samuel V.; Farkas, Natalia; et al. Repository of the University of Primorsk (University of Primorska) 2025

Other claims from this paper (3)