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Hybrid Session

Session: : Impact of Changing Climate on Bryophyte Contributions to Terrestrial Water, Carbon, and Nitrogen Cycles

INS 18-9 - Incorporating Mosses into post-fire ecological restoration

Thursday, August 10, 2023

8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PDT

Location: 251

Presenting Author(s)

MB

Matthew A. Bowker

Associate Professor
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, Arizona, United States

Co-Author(s)

HK

Hilina Kebede

Northern Arizona University, United States

Co-author(s)

AA

Anita J. Antoninka, PhD

Assistant Professor in School of Forestry, RISE Coordinator
Northern Arizona University, United States
PF

Peter Fule

Northern Arizona University

Wildfires in forests often lead to flooding and unsustainable soil erosion. Mosses are often the first colonizers after a forest fire appearing within a few months to year and can ameliorate burned ecosystem dysfunction. Our goal is to hasten this natural process to restore soil health, hydrological function and erosion resistance. We have developed multiple greenhouse-based methods for growing “fire mosses” on demand in weeks and are testing the value of the deploying the mosses to burned soils in protective pellets and their ability to aid establishment of forest soil microbiota.

Keywords: bryophytes, ecological restoration, soil, microbiota