Download or read book Seed Bank Response to Prescribed Fire in the Central Appalachians written by and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pre- and post-treatment seed-bank characteristics of woody species were compared after two prescribed fires in a mesic mixed-oak forest in the central Appalachians. Nineteen woody species were identified from soil samples. Mean species richness declined but evenness did not after prescribed burning. The seed bank was dominated by black birch, yellow-poplar, blackberry, grapevine and Hercules club before burning. Following burning, the median density of seed bank propagules declined by 45 percent. Black birch, yellow-poplar, and grapevine declined by 69, 56, and 40 percent, respectively. The results illustrate the importance of the seed bank as a robust source of non-oak regeneration in mixed-oak forests and of the potential effect of fire altering it.

Download or read book Seed Bank Response to Prescribed Fire in the Central Appalachians written by and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 9 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Role of the Soil Seed Bank in Southern Appalachian Wildfire Response written by Kelder C. Monar and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book History Uses and Effects of Fire in the Appalachians written by David H. Van Lear and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Ecology and Silviculture of Oaks 3rd Edition written by Paul S Johnson and published by CABI. This book was released on 2019-04-10 with total page 645 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The third edition of The Ecology and Silviculture of Oaks is an updated and expanded edition that explores oak forests as responsive ecosystems. New chapters emphasize the importance of fire in sustaining and managing oak forests, the effects of a changing climate, and advanced artificial regeneration techniques. This new edition expands on silvicultural methods for restoring and sustaining oak woodlands and savannahs, and on management of ecosystem services, including wildlife habitat. It also incorporates new material on evaluating landscape-scale, and cumulative effects of management action compared with inaction. Nine of the fifteen chapters cover updated information on the geographic distribution of US oaks, oak regeneration dynamics, site productivity, stocking and stand development, even- and uneven-aged silvicultural methods, and growth and yield. This edition includes a new section with colour illustrations for improved visualization of complex relationships. This book is intended for forest and wildlife managers, ecologists, silviculturists, environmentalists, and students of those fields.

Download or read book Igniting Change written by Cody Dems and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prescribed fire in eastern deciduous forests has been understudied relative to other regions in the United States yet is increasingly being used for management purposes. Particularly in Pennsylvania where prescribed fire use has increased by more than five times since 2009, the localized forest response has not been extensively studied. Given the feedback system between vegetation and fire, Pennsylvania deciduous forests will both burn and respond differently than forests across the Eastern U.S. due to variations in pre-fire land use and forest composition. This study broadens the understanding of increased fire disturbance by asking how prescribed fire affects mid-Atlantic deciduous forests over time. We measured changes in forest structure, composition, and fuel loadings up to eight years after prescribed fire in the ridge and valley region of the Appalachian Mountains in central Pennsylvania. Research was conducted on Pennsylvania State Game Lands 176 from 2009-2018. Within five years after prescribed fire, tree seedling density increased by more than 72% while sapling density decreased by 90%, midstory density dropped 46%, and depending on pre-fire conditions, overstory densities either increased or decreased to about 200 stems per hectare. However, not all tree species responded similarly and post-fire shifts in relative abundance occurred in the sapling and seedling size classes. Red maple and cherry abundance decreased while sassafras, quaking aspen, hickory, and black oak increased. Compositional shifts were most pronounced where pre-fire overstory thinning and two prescribed fires were applied. Other prescribed fire effects include litter depth increases, sustained duff losses, accumulation of coarse woody debris, and variability in fine woody debris over time. Forest response to prescribed fire is highly dependent upon pre-fire land use, management, weather, and vegetation. In context with other studies throughout eastern forests, we found post-fire structural changes are more consistent than compositional shifts. As scarce resources and burn windows limit prescribed fire use, management goals focused on forest structure can be achieved more readily and goals focused on forest composition will require a combination of long-term fire use and steady monitoring.

Download or read book Canadian Journal of Forest Research written by and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Seed Bank Response to Fire and Successional Trajectory of a Virginia Small Depression Pocosin written by Jay F. Bolin and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Effects of a Prescribed Fire in a Central Appalachian Oak hickory Stand written by G. W. Wendel and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Five years after a single prescribed fire in a second-growth central Appalachian oak-hickory stand, many overstory trees died or declined in vigor. A major reduction in butt-log quality on the residual trees was observed. Fire scars were prevalent on a large number of trees and scars showed various stages of decay. Advanced seedling and sprout reproduction increased for red maple, northern red oak, and Hickory. Overall stocking of advance reproduction of red maple, black locust, and hickory increased during the 5 years; red and chestnut oak were poorly distributed and accounted for only 3 percent of the stocking. Striped maple was the most abundant and widespread noncommercial species before and after burning. The large amount of damage to the overstory stand and failure to control the large number of noncommercial understory stems with a single prescribed fire indicate that more research is needed before fire can be recommended for use as a regeneration tool in central Appalachian hardwood stands. S3.

Download or read book Wildland Fire in Ecosystems written by and published by Forest Service. This book was released on 2008 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This state-of-knowledge review of information on relationships between wildland fire and nonnative invasive plants can assist fire managers and other land managers concerned with prevention, detection, and eradication or control of nonnative invasive plants. The 16 chapters in this volume synthesize ecological and botanical principles regarding relationships between wildland fire and nonnative invasive plants, identify the nonnative invasive species currently of greatest concern in major bioregions of the United States, and describe emerging fire-invasive issues in each bioregion and throughout the nation. This volume can help increase understanding of plant invasions and fire and can be used in fire management and ecosystem-based management planning. The volume's first part summarizes fundamental concepts regarding fire effects on invasions by nonnative plants, effects of plant invasions on fuels and fire regimes, and use of fire to control plant invasions. The second part identifies the nonnative invasive species of greatest concern and synthesizes information on the three topics covered in part one for nonnative invasives in seven major bioregions of the United States: Northeast, Southeast, Central, Interior West, Southwest Coastal, Northwest Coastal (including Alaska), and Hawaiian Islands. The third part analyzes knowledge gaps regarding fire and nonnative invasive plants, synthesizes information on management questions (nonfire fuel treatments, postfire rehabilitation, and postfire monitoring), summarizes key concepts described throughout the volume, and discusses urgent management issues and research questions.

Download or read book Fire in eastern oak forests written by Matthew Dickinson and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Fernow Experimental Forest Tucker County written by and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Sustaining Young Forest Communities written by Cathryn Greenberg and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-08-03 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited volume addresses a rising concern among natural resource scientists and management professionals about decline of the many plant and animal species associated with early-successional habitats, especially within the Central Hardwood Region of the USA. These open habitats, with herbaceous, shrub, or young forest cover, are disappearing as abandoned farmland, pastures, and cleared forest patches return to forest. There are many questions about “why, what, where, and how” to manage for early successional habitats. In this book, expert scientists and experienced land managers synthesize knowledge and original scientific work to address questions on such topics as wildlife, water, carbon sequestration, natural versus managed disturbance, future scenarios, and sustainable creation and management of early successional habitat in a landscape context.

Download or read book The Effects of Prescribed Fire on the Herbaceous Layer in the Southern Appalachian Mountains written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prescribed fire in the southern Appalachians is a frequently used and controversial forest management practice. Research is limited on the effects of prescribed fire in the mesic southern Appalachians, where many of Tennesseeâs rare and regionally endemic plant species occur. This study examined the effects of prescribed fire on the herbaceous layer. Field work was conducted on six previously burned sites within the Cherokee National Forest in northeast Tennessee. Complimentary non-burned sites were selected based on similarity of physical characteristics and forest structure. The numbers of herbaceous species and individuals and the total numbers of species and individuals were determined and used to compare burned and unburned forest. Following prescribed fires there were significant reductions in the number of herbaceous species and individuals. Species with myrmecochorous (ant-dispersed) seeds were markedly reduced on burned sites. Despite considerable variation among sites, the negative impact of fire on forest herbs was clearly evident.

Download or read book History Uses and Effects of Fire in the Appalachians written by David H. Van Lear and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Natural and manmade fires have occurred frequently in the Southern Appalachian Mountains for millenia. Today, forest managers in this region use prescribed fires for hazard reduction, understory control, regeneration, protection of threatened and endangered species, and wildlife management. The effects of prescribed burning on Southern Appalachian soils, vegetation, and water and air quality are discussed.

Download or read book General Technical Report NRS P written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Wildland Fire in the Appalachians written by Usda Forest Service and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-06-26 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Consortium of Appalachian Fire Managers and Scientists and the Association for Fire Ecology co-sponsored the conference on October 8-10, 2013 at the Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center in downtown Roanoke, Virginia. Wildland Fire in the Appalachians: Discussions Among Managers and Scientists was designed for anyone with an interest in wildland fire in the Appalachian region and provided an unusual approach to sharing information. The objective of the conference was for fire managers and researchers to learn from each other so they could better understand and work together on problems specific to the highly diverse Appalachian Mountains. The conference design was unique: it was neither a research symposium nor a managers' meeting, but rather a synergy of both. Over 40 speakers were invited to discuss research updates, management experiences, and successful technology transfer. Research topics included plant and wildlife ecology, fire history, invasive plants, season of burning, and other topics. Managers shared experiences on how to apply fire to the landscape, how to work with media and the general public, and updates to fire management tools such as smoke prediction models, LANDFIRE, and IFT-DSS. A highlight was success stories from programs such as the Fire Learning Network, State Prescribed Fire Councils, and interagency cooperation. A field trip on the third day shared managers' experiences in applying research results on the ground.