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Science 4 August 2006:
Vol. 313. no. 5787, p. 615
DOI: 10.1126/science.1126478
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Technical Comments

Comment on "Post-Wildfire Logging Hinders Regeneration and Increases Fire Risk"

M. Newton,1 S. Fitzgerald,2 R. R. Rose,1 P. W. Adams,3 S. D. Tesch,3 J. Sessions,3* T. Atzet,4 R. F. Powers,5 C. Skinner5

Donato et al. (Brevia, 20 January 2006, p. 352) concluded that logging after wildfire kills natural regeneration and increases fire risk. We argue that their paper lacks adequate context and supporting information to be clearly interpreted by scientists, resource managers, policy-makers, and the public.

1 Department of Forest Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA.
2 Department of Forest Resources, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA.
3 Department of Forest Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA.
4 Atzet Ecological Consulting, Grants Pass, OR 97528, USA.
5 Pacific Southwest Research Station, Redding, CA 96002, USA.

* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: john.sessions{at}oregonstate.edu

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