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From the summary and conclusion ... 'This study was conducted in an East Texas loblolly-shortleaf pine stand to determine: 1. effects of fire on nutrient contents of twigs and leaves of five selected understory species; 2. effects of clipping on nutrient contents of twigs and leaves of five selected understory species; 3. effects of clipping and of burning on soil nutrients. Significant changes in protein, potassium, calcium, magnesium and sodium did occur from burning and clipping although the response was varied among species. No significant changes in phosphorus concentration for any species were detected. Both treatments, burning and clipping, were effective in altering nutrient concentrations; however, burning was more effective. Burning was responsible for a larger number of nutrient increases than was clipping. There clipping did raise nutrient levels, burning almost always was responsible for a larger increase in nutrient levels.'
Cataloging Information
- browse
- calcium
- Callicarpa americana
- Carya tomentosa
- Cornus florida
- cutting
- eastern Texas
- experimental areas
- forest management
- hardwoods
- herbaceous vegetation
- Ilex vomitoria
- K - potassium
- leaves
- Liquidambar styraciflua
- magnesium
- nitrogen
- nutrients
- phosphorus
- pine forests
- Pinus echinata
- Pinus taeda
- precipitation
- protein
- Quercus alba
- season of fire
- site treatments
- Smilax
- sodium
- soil nutrients
- soils
- statistical analysis
- Texas
- Ulmus
- understory vegetation
- vines
- Vitis
- weather observations
- wildlife food plants
- wildlife habitat management
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