User:Pointe15/User:Wormlowly/Native American use of fire in ecosystems/Pointe15 Peer Review

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Section --> Between current two paragraphs of section: Grasslands and savannahs

[suggestions for edits in bold]: In the Klamath Valley region of northern California, the frequent and low-intensity fire of cultural burns are key to keeping grasslands open that otherwise would be invaded by conifers'''. Conifers''' are less fire tolerant than the native oak. As found in the Pacific Northwest, the implementation of cultural burning lead by tribal practitioners have been found to facilitate the growth of culturally important plants such as camas, yampa, and tarweed. Burning to keep grasslands open can provide space for diverse flora that grow in very few places, found in the diversity of praries, like the western lily and Howell's triteleia.
 * First sentence is a bit long, maybe end it at "by conifers." Then say, "Conifers are less
 * second sentence to make less wordy, perhaps change opening to, "As found in the Pacific Northwest,"
 * for this section, maybe add some more examples of places cultural burns have happened or other flora that benefit from them.

Section --> Under the article section heading: Reasons and benefits of burning

[suggestions for edits in bold]
 * Reword first sentence, see suggestion below
 * nice examples with first bullet!
 * second bullet, remove the "be" before "benefit"
 * perhaps explain/go into further the third bullet point


 * Assisting in pollination by several species, such as hummingbirds, bees, and butterflies, who benefit from burned soil and charred wood which can serve as spots to nest. The California tortoiseshell butterfly and the ceanothus silk moth are two specific examples of pollinators that can help for some culturally significant plants thrive in intentionally burned land.
 * Increasing the local biodiversity in the understory of forest. Burning has been found to be beneficial in increasing the biodiversity found in the grasslands created beneath the understory of oak tree groves, bringing a greater presence of reptiles, amphibians and small mammals, and the density of blueberry bushes has been found to be benefit from perscribed burning as well. (same citation, and new )
 * Reinforcing an ecosystem's ability to withstand encroachment of invasive species, which can push out native species. (same citation)
 * Increasing the frequency of regrowth of beneficial food and medicine plants, like clearing-adapted species like cherry, plum, and others. (adding this new citation to this existing bullet point)  Beargrass is a culturally significant member of the Liliaceae family, and the leaves that are produced from a year to three years after being treated with fire are the high quality that are useful to the Karuk people Northern California for traditional basketry.