Resource Catalog
Document
Small experimental plots in mixed-wood stands of the Acadian Forest were burned in the spring, summer, and autumn to obtain an estimate of the regrowth potential of common forest understory species. The number of stems was measured before burning and then monthly for 5 months thereafter. Supportive experiments on seasonal transplanting were conducted at the same time to determine regrowth potential after interspecific competition had been removed. Regrowth potential of species varied among seasonal burning treatments as expected and was strongest for Maianthemum canadense, Vaccinium myrtilloides, Andromeda glaucophylla, Vaccinium angustifolium, Viburnum cassinoides, and Betula populifolia. These species, which showed a 10-fold increase in stem number, could compete successfully with tree seedling number and composition and thus ultimately alter forest stand composition.
Cataloging Information
- Abies balsamea
- Acer rubrum
- Acer saccharum
- Andromeda glaucophylla
- Betula alleghaniensis
- Betula papyrifera
- Betula populifolia
- biomass
- bogs
- Canada
- Chamaedaphne calyculata
- clearcutting
- competition
- coniferous forests
- Cornus canadensis
- dominance (ecology)
- Drosera rotundifolia
- experimental areas
- Fagus grandifolia
- fire intensity
- fire regimes
- herbaceous vegetation
- Kalmia angustifolia
- Ledum groenlandicum
- Maianthemum canadense
- New Brunswick
- Picea mariana
- Picea rubens
- Pinus strobus
- pioneer species
- plant growth
- post fire recovery
- Pteridium aquilinum
- regeneration
- Rhododendron canadense
- season of fire
- seedlings
- succession
- understory vegetation
- Vaccinium angustifolium
- Vaccinium myrtilloides
- Viburnum cassinoides
This bibliographic record was either created or modified by Tall Timbers and is provided without charge to promote research and education in Fire Ecology. The E.V. Komarek Fire Ecology Database is the intellectual property of Tall Timbers.