Author: Ralph E. J. Boerner Publisher: ISBN: Category : Forest fires Languages : en Pages : 11
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The New Jersey Pine Barrens mosaic is made up of species exhibiting numerous adaptations to wildfire, including the dominants, Pinus rigida and several species of Quercus. To evaluate community change and recovery from two disturbance intensities (wildfire and prescribed burning), a site unburned for 53 years, two sites burned by wildfire in 1977 and 1978 and two sites burned by prescription in 1977 and 1979 were examined for species composition, horizontal and vertical structure and biomass relations.
Author: Chad T. Hanson Publisher: University Press of Kentucky ISBN: 0813181046 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 281
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Smokescreen cuts through years of misunderstanding and misdirection to make an impassioned, evidence-based argument for a new era of forest management for the sake of the planet and the human race. Natural fires are as essential as sun and rain in fire-adapted forests, but as humans encroach on wild spaces, fear, arrogance, and greed have shaped the way that people view these regenerative events and given rise to misinformation that threatens whole ecosystems as well as humanity's chances of overcoming the climate crisis. Scientist and activist Chad T. Hanson explains how natural alarm over wildfire has been marshaled to advance corporate and political agendas, notably those of the logging industry. He also shows that, in stark contrast to the fear-driven narrative around these events, contemporary research has demonstrated that forests in the United States, North America, and around the world have a significant deficit of fire. Forest fires, including the largest ones, can create extraordinarily important and rich wildlife habitats as long as they are not subjected to postfire logging. Smokescreen confronts the devastating cost of current policies and practices head-on and ultimately offers a hopeful vision and practical suggestions for the future—one in which both communities and the climate are protected and fires are understood as a natural and necessary force.
Author: Anthony Zhao Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages :
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Fire is an important natural disturbance that drives ecosystem dynamics and is a valuable tool in forest management. Fire regimes and fire effects vary widely among and within regions. Historical data suggest that fire was an important disturbance agent in mid-Atlantic forests prior to widespread logging and other land use changes in the 18th and 19th centuries. These events were then followed by a period of fire suppression management through the 20th century. Exclusion of fire has altered forest composition, and there is increasing interest in using prescribed fire as a tool to restore fire as an important ecological process in these forests. However, the wide range of human-influenced forest conditions suggests that prescribed fire implementation could lead to a variety of ecological outcomes. This research uses simulation modeling to test the effects of varying forest conditions and fire regimes on potential ecological outcomes of prescribed fire. Field data on structure and composition of fire-dependent forests and the Forest Vegetation Simulator (FVS) are used to simulate forest response to variation in fire regimes, specifically fire frequency and duration of fire application.Modeling results suggest that for management of oaks such as in Pennsylvania, recurrent burning at low to medium frequencies, i.e. with a fire return interval of 10-30 years, applied over the long term would generally be effective towards maintaining or restoring oak and controlling the establishment of mesophytic competitors, as well as maintaining healthy forest structure within oak stands. Appropriate regime treatments, however, depend on present stand conditions. More frequent burning, e.g. at a five-year return interval, may be necessary to successfully promote regeneration and establishment of oak in stands that comprise a large mesophyte component. Relative pine dominance was directly and positively related to the presence and recurrence of fire, and increased both with shorter return intervals and with a longer period of fire application. Conversely, relative dominance of mesophytic hardwood species was directly but negatively related to the presence and recurrence of fire, and decreased with shorter return intervals and with a longer period of fire application.For management of pitch pine such as in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey, results show that recurrent burning maintained abundant pine establishment and was necessary to control hardwood establishment in pine stands. Frequent burning, especially over a longer period, increased relative pitch pine dominance and decreased the prevalence and establishment of hardwoods. A long-term regime of relatively frequent recurrent burning is therefore necessary towards maintaining the health and integrity of the pitch pine communities of the Pine Barrens.By exploring the ecological outcomes of prescribed fire, this research aims to provide tangible guidance for local forest management specialists implementing prescribed fire in oak and pitch pine forests in the mid-Atlantic region. Informed fire management will better promote the current and future health of vegetation communities and dynamics.
Author: Thomas A. Waldrop Publisher: Government Printing Office ISBN: 9780160943959 Category : Gardening Languages : en Pages : 32
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Prescribed burning is an important tool throughout Southern forests, grasslands, and croplands. The need to control fire became evident to allow forests to regenerate. This manual is intended to help resource managers to plan and execute prescribed burns in Southern forests and grasslands. A new appreciation and interest has developed in recent years for using prescribed fire in grasslands, especially hardwood forests, and on steep mountain slopes. Proper planning and execution of prescribed fires are necessary to reduce detrimental effects, such as the impacts on air and downstream water quality. Check out these related products: Trees at Work: Economic Accounting for Forest Ecosystem Services in the U.S. South can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/trees-work-economic-accounting-forest-ecosystem-services-us-south Soil Survey Manual 2017 is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/soil-survey-manual-march-2017 Quantifying the Role of the National Forest System Lands in Providing Surface Drinking Water Supply for the Southern United States is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/quantifying-role-national-forest-system-lands-providing-surface-drinking-water-supply Fire Management Today print subscription is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/fire-management-today Wildland Fire in Ecosystems: Fire and Nonnative Invasive Plants can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/wildland-fire-ecosystems-fire-and-nonnative-invasive-plants
Author: G.P. Buckley Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media ISBN: 9401123624 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 337
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Contributed to by leading experts, this book looks at the history of coppice woodlands, their physical environment, the different management techniques used and their effects on the flora and fauna. The implications of this for conservation is controversial and this is debated in a lively way in many of the chapters.
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