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From the text...'The purpose of this document is to provide technical information on prescribed burning. It does so in two ways. One, it provides background information useful in determining reasonably available control measures (RACM) and best…
Year: 1992
Type: Document
Hogg, Lieffers, Wein
Global warming and the resultant increase in evapotranspiration might lead to lowered water tables in peatlands and an increase in fire frequency. The objective of this study was to investigate some of the potential effects of these changes on peat…
Year: 1992
Type: Document
Edwards
In May 1990, a test of two levels of site preparation were implemented on a lower Piedmont site. The two silvicultural treatments were: 1 ) a spotgun application of the herbicide Velpar L and 2) brown and burn procedure. Seven 100 ft. x 2 ft.…
Year: 1992
Type: Document
Rico-Gray, Garcia-Franco
We studied vegetation structure and soil seed bank composition in different successional stages of secondary lowland tropical deciduous forest in Yucatan, Mexico. The Series of study sites includes: slashed (S), slashed-and-burned (SB), and…
Year: 1992
Type: Document
Wienhold, Klemmedson
To improve understanding of how prescribed fire affects N and P in chaparral soil-plant systems, a study was conducted to compare the distribution and availability of N and P in soil-plant systems before and after a burn. Distribution of N and P in…
Year: 1992
Type: Document
Covington, Sackett
In a ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa Laws.) forest near Flagstaff, AZ, USA, there was a striking pattern in forest characteristics, consisting of substands of old-growth trees (28-120 cm diameter at breast height (bdh) and 200-500 years old) and of…
Year: 1992
Type: Document
Barney, George, Trethewey
This paper presents the results of a study of handcrew fireline production rates. The methods are discussed. Tables and figures show the data collected and their analysis in a variety of stratifications. The basic data from the study are also…
Year: 1992
Type: Document
Weber, Taylor
Present uses of prescribed fire in Canada are reviewed. Fire has been a natural component of many forested North American landscapes for millennia, making it an obvious choice as an effective forest management tool. It can be used in harmony with…
Year: 1992
Type: Document
Stein, Price, Abrahamson, Sacchi
We performed two experimental burns of willow shrubs planted in common gardens, so that we could quantify the changes in willow architecture and the response of herbivores following fire. The first burn, which was conducted in May, showed no effect…
Year: 1992
Type: Document
Paige
The primary goals of this paper were to experimentally assess the relative importance of fire, a potentially important selective agent involved in shaping scarlet gilia's compensatory response and, in general, determine scarlet gilia's response to…
Year: 1992
Type: Document