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Type: Conference Paper
Author(s): R. W. Klukas
Publication Date: 1973

From the Summary ... 'Control burning activities within Everglades National Park have expanded notably within the last year and a half. Prior to that time such activities were confined strictly to the pinelands habitat of the Park. The control burn program is now being broadened to include all fire dependent habitats within the Park, covering approximately 438,000 acres. With several well trained and experienced men it should be possible to place this entire area on a 3 to 6 year burning rotation. Such burning can be carried on throughout most of the year except perhaps during extremely dry periods. Air pollution problems due to the presence of nearby urban centers is not anticipated due to the favorable wind patterns that exist in South Florida. Nevertheless it is anticipated that the securing of public understanding and support will be an important element in the success and continuance of the program.'

Citation: Klukas, R. W. 1973. Control burn activities in Everglades National Park, Proceedings Annual [12th] Tall Timbers Fire Ecology Conference: a quest for ecological understanding. Lubbock, TX. Tall Timbers Research, Inc.,Tallahassee, FL. p. 397-425,

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  • aesthetics
  • air quality
  • brush
  • Casuarina equisetifolia
  • Conocarpus erectus
  • everglades
  • experimental fires
  • field experimental fires
  • fire adaptations
  • fire dependent species
  • fire frequency
  • fire hazard reduction
  • fire intensity
  • fire management
  • fire regimes
  • Florida
  • forbs
  • forest types
  • grasses
  • habitat types
  • hardwood hammocks
  • hardwoods
  • herbaceous vegetation
  • hydrology
  • introduced species
  • invasive species
  • Laguncularia racemosa
  • landscape ecology
  • marshes
  • national parks
  • natural areas management
  • Panicum
  • peatlands
  • pine
  • Pinus elliottii densa
  • pollution
  • post fire recovery
  • prairies
  • prescribed fires (chance ignition)
  • public information
  • Rhizophora mangle
  • roads
  • sampling
  • season of fire
  • shrubs
  • soils
  • south Florida
  • Spartina
  • Sporobolus
  • succession
  • succulents
  • swamps
  • wetlands
  • wind
  • woody plants
Tall Timbers Record Number: 10727Location Status: In-fileCall Number: Tall Timbers shelfAbstract Status: Fair use, Okay, Reproduced by permission
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FRAMES Record Number: 36356

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