Claim · model-written summary
Western larch mortality was higher and more variable in low-elevation plots than in mid- and high-elevation plots.
Verbatim
e0“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)%)”
t0“western larch”
Title
Kimberley T. Davis; Justin D. Gay Fire Ecology 2026. doi:10.1186/s42408-026-00485-5
Other claims from this paper (6)
- Intervention effect Low-elevation seed sources did not increase short-term mortality at the highest-elevation plots.
- Association Mortality was higher at sites with southerly aspects, higher maximum temperatures, and lower soil moisture.
- Association Growth was lower at sites with southerly aspects, higher maximum temperatures, and lower soil moisture.
- Association High-elevation seed source seedlings had a stronger negative mortality response to high maximum temperatures.
- Association High-elevation seed source seedlings had a stronger negative growth response to high maximum temperatures.
- Recommendation Site selection may matter more than seed-source choice for short-term western larch survival.