Fire Study - Research Paper
Foliar nitrogen content and tree growth after prescribed fire in ponderosa pine
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December, 2017
Fire Study Type
Research Paper
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| Abbreviation | Common Name | Scientific Name | Classification | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plants | ||||
| CALRUB | pinegrass | Calamagrostis rubescens | Life Form: Plants/Graminoid Kingdom: Plantae Class: Monocot Order: Cyperales Family: Poaceae Genus: Calamagrostis | Fed. Protected: No Nativity: Native Invasiveness: Noninvasive |
| CARCON | northwestern sedge | Carex concinnoides | Life Form: Plants/Shrub, Plants/Tree Kingdom: Plantae Class: Dicot Order: Rosales Family: Rosaceae Genus: Cercocarpus | Fed. Protected: No Nativity: Native Invasiveness: Noninvasive |
| EPIBRA | tall annual willowherb | Epilobium brachycarpum | Life Form: Plants/Forb Kingdom: Plantae Class: Dicot Order: Myrtales Family: Onagraceae Genus: Epilobium | Fed. Protected: No Nativity: Native Invasiveness: Noninvasive |
| LINBOR | twinflower | Linnaea borealis | Life Form: Plants/Forb, Plants/Subshrub Kingdom: Plantae Class: Dicot Order: Dipsacales Family: Caprifoliaceae Genus: Linnaea | Fed. Protected: No Nativity: Native Invasiveness: Noninvasive |
| MENFER | rusty menziesia | Menziesia ferruginea | Life Form: Plants/Shrub Kingdom: Plantae Class: Dicot Order: Ericales Family: Ericaceae Genus: Menziesia | Fed. Protected: No Nativity: Native Invasiveness: Noninvasive |
| PHYMAL | mallow ninebark | Physocarpus malvaceus | Life Form: Plants/Shrub Kingdom: Plantae Class: Dicot Order: Rosales Family: Rosaceae Genus: Physocarpus | Fed. Protected: No Nativity: Native Invasiveness: Noninvasive |
| PINPONE | Pacific ponderosa pine | Pinus ponderosa var. benthamiana | Life Form: Plants/Tree Kingdom: Plantae Class: Conifer Order: Pinales Family: Pinaceae Genus: Pinus | Fed. Protected: No Nativity: Native Invasiveness: Noninvasive |
| PINPONP | Columbia ponderosa pine | Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa | Life Form: Plants/Tree Kingdom: Plantae Class: Conifer Order: Pinales Family: Pinaceae Genus: Pinus | Fed. Protected: No Nativity: Native Invasiveness: Noninvasive |
| VACCAE | dwarf bilberry | Vaccinium caespitosum | Life Form: Plants/Shrub, Plants/Subshrub Kingdom: Plantae Class: Dicot Order: Ericales Family: Ericaceae Genus: Vaccinium | Fed. Protected: No Nativity: Native Invasiveness: Noninvasive |
| Biophysical Setting | Mean Fire Interval (years) | Fire Severity Percent (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Code | Fire Regime Group | Low | Mixed | Replacement | All | Low | Mixed | Replacement |
| Series 10531 - Northern Rocky Mountain Ponderosa Pine Woodland and Savanna - Mesic | ||||||||
| 10531_1_7_8_9 | I-B | 19 | 78 | 273 | 14 | 76 | 18 | 6 |
| Series 10532 - Northern Rocky Mountain Ponderosa Pine Woodland and Savanna - Xeric | ||||||||
| 10532_7_9 | III-A | 136 | 100 | 258 | 47 | 35 | 47 | 18 |
| Summary | ||||||||
| Minimum | 19 | 78 | 258 | 14 | 35 | 18 | 6 | |
| Maximum | 136 | 100 | 273 | 47 | 76 | 47 | 18 | |
| Mean | 78 | 89 | 266 | 31 | 56 | 33 | 12 | |
| Median | 78 | 89 | 266 | 31 | 56 | 33 | 12 | |
| Percentage of fires in 3 fire severity classes, derived from LANDFIRE succession modeling. Replacement-severity fires cause >75% kill or top-kill of the upper canopy layer; mixed-severity fires cause 26%-75%; low-severity fires cause <26%. | ||||||||
| LANDFIRE. 2020. Biophysical settings models and descriptions, [Online]. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service; U.S. Department of the Interior; U.S. Geological Survey; Arlington, VA: The Nature Conservancy, (Producers). Available: https://www.landfirereview.org/search.php [96496] | ||||||||
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