Author: Brianna N. Kirchner
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Category : Blacklands (Tex.)
Languages : en
Pages : 71
Book Description
This study investigated effects of fire on vegetation and small mammals in a tallgrass blackland prairie remnant. At Leonhardt Prairie, vegetation and small mammals were monitored from February 2007 through May 2008 with a burn occurring Fall 2007. Pre-burn, dense litter and vegetative cover accommodated two dominant species, Baiomys taylori and Sigmodon hispidus, with a relative abundance (captures/100 trapnights) of 5.85 and 4.99, respectively. Post-burn, removal of vegetation led to an increase of Peromyscus maniculatus from a relative abundance of 0.12 pre-burn to 5.23 post-burn. Baiomys taylori and Sigmodon hispidus were not captured on burned sections for 7 months, though the unburned section maintained capture rates similar to pre-burn data. Shift in species composition has occurred from Baiomys taylori and Sigmodon hispidus to Peromyscus maniculatus, suggesting short-term fire response of small mammals in tallgrass prairies. This secondary successional cycle of 7 months suggests the prairie's natural fire frequency was high.
Indirect Effects of Fire on the Small Mammal Community of a Tallgrass Blackland Prairie Remnant in Texas
Author: Brianna N. Kirchner
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Category : Blacklands (Tex.)
Languages : en
Pages : 71
Book Description
This study investigated effects of fire on vegetation and small mammals in a tallgrass blackland prairie remnant. At Leonhardt Prairie, vegetation and small mammals were monitored from February 2007 through May 2008 with a burn occurring Fall 2007. Pre-burn, dense litter and vegetative cover accommodated two dominant species, Baiomys taylori and Sigmodon hispidus, with a relative abundance (captures/100 trapnights) of 5.85 and 4.99, respectively. Post-burn, removal of vegetation led to an increase of Peromyscus maniculatus from a relative abundance of 0.12 pre-burn to 5.23 post-burn. Baiomys taylori and Sigmodon hispidus were not captured on burned sections for 7 months, though the unburned section maintained capture rates similar to pre-burn data. Shift in species composition has occurred from Baiomys taylori and Sigmodon hispidus to Peromyscus maniculatus, suggesting short-term fire response of small mammals in tallgrass prairies. This secondary successional cycle of 7 months suggests the prairie's natural fire frequency was high.
Publisher:
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Category : Blacklands (Tex.)
Languages : en
Pages : 71
Book Description
This study investigated effects of fire on vegetation and small mammals in a tallgrass blackland prairie remnant. At Leonhardt Prairie, vegetation and small mammals were monitored from February 2007 through May 2008 with a burn occurring Fall 2007. Pre-burn, dense litter and vegetative cover accommodated two dominant species, Baiomys taylori and Sigmodon hispidus, with a relative abundance (captures/100 trapnights) of 5.85 and 4.99, respectively. Post-burn, removal of vegetation led to an increase of Peromyscus maniculatus from a relative abundance of 0.12 pre-burn to 5.23 post-burn. Baiomys taylori and Sigmodon hispidus were not captured on burned sections for 7 months, though the unburned section maintained capture rates similar to pre-burn data. Shift in species composition has occurred from Baiomys taylori and Sigmodon hispidus to Peromyscus maniculatus, suggesting short-term fire response of small mammals in tallgrass prairies. This secondary successional cycle of 7 months suggests the prairie's natural fire frequency was high.
Effects of Fire and Precipitation on a Small Mammal Community in Shortgrass Prairie of the Southern Great Plains
Author: Whitney J. Priesmeyer
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Category : Mammal populations
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
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Category : Mammal populations
Languages : en
Pages : 184
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The Effects of Fire and Other Disturbances on Small Mammals and Their Predators
Author: Catherine H. Ream
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Category : Fire ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
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Category : Fire ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Fire in North American Tallgrass Prairies
Author: Scott L. Collins
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 9780806123158
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
Based on papers presented at a 1987 symposium, "Fire in North American Grasslands," cosponsored by the Ecological Society of America and the Botanical Society of America, this book represents an important contribution to key unanswered questions concerning the role of fire in grassland ecosystems: How often did fires occur in the past? Were they primarily natural or caused by humans? At what time of year did grasslands normally burn? How should fire be used as a management tool? What constitutes a proper prescribed burning regime both with and without grazing?
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 9780806123158
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
Based on papers presented at a 1987 symposium, "Fire in North American Grasslands," cosponsored by the Ecological Society of America and the Botanical Society of America, this book represents an important contribution to key unanswered questions concerning the role of fire in grassland ecosystems: How often did fires occur in the past? Were they primarily natural or caused by humans? At what time of year did grasslands normally burn? How should fire be used as a management tool? What constitutes a proper prescribed burning regime both with and without grazing?
Effects of Fire and Precipitation on Small Mammal Populations and Communities
Author: Mark J. Witecha
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Category : Mammal populations
Languages : en
Pages : 164
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Category : Mammal populations
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Effects of Fire on Vegetation and Small Mammal Communities in a Mojave Desert Joshua Tree Woodland
Author: Michael Stuart Vamstad
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Category : Desert plants
Languages : en
Pages : 116
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Category : Desert plants
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
Wildland Fire in Ecosystems
Effects of Prescribed Burning on a Small Mammal Community in Post Oak Savannah, Texas
Author: Ramadhani Bakari Mshengeli Senzota
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Category : Habitat (Ecology)
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
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Category : Habitat (Ecology)
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Effects of Experimental Fire and Nonnative Grass Invasion on Small Mammals and Insects
Author: Andrea Rebecca Litt
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ISBN: 9781109937862
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
To assess the interactive effects of prescribed fire on small mammals in these altered ecosystems, we performed a randomized experiment where we applied prescribed fire on 36 of 54 plots. The effects of fire on many small mammal populations and the composition of the small mammal community varied along the invasion gradient, suggesting that fire functions differently in areas dominated by nonnative plants relative to those dominated by native plants. Invasion by this nonnative grass has clearly shifted the composition of faunal communities in semi-desert grasslands and has altered ecosystem processes, therefore reestablishing fire is not likely to be an omnibus solution for restoration.
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ISBN: 9781109937862
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
To assess the interactive effects of prescribed fire on small mammals in these altered ecosystems, we performed a randomized experiment where we applied prescribed fire on 36 of 54 plots. The effects of fire on many small mammal populations and the composition of the small mammal community varied along the invasion gradient, suggesting that fire functions differently in areas dominated by nonnative plants relative to those dominated by native plants. Invasion by this nonnative grass has clearly shifted the composition of faunal communities in semi-desert grasslands and has altered ecosystem processes, therefore reestablishing fire is not likely to be an omnibus solution for restoration.
Effects of Controlled Burning on Small Mammal Populations of a Restored Tallgrass Prairie
Author: P. Lynne Vacanti
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Category : Animal populations
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Animal populations
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description