Fire Study - Research Paper
Effects of a prescribed fire in a central Appalachian oak-hickory stand (West Virginia)
Written
July, 2009
Fire Study Type
Research Paper
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| Abbreviation | Common Name | Scientific Name | Classification | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plants | ||||
| ACEPEN | striped maple | Acer pensylvanicum | Life Form: Plants/Shrub, Plants/Tree Kingdom: Plantae Class: Dicot Order: Sapindales Family: Aceraceae Genus: Acer | Fed. Protected: No Nativity: Native Invasiveness: Noninvasive |
| ACERUB | red maple | Acer rubrum | Life Form: Plants/Tree Kingdom: Plantae Class: Dicot Order: Sapindales Family: Aceraceae Genus: Acer | Fed. Protected: No Nativity: Native Invasiveness: Noninvasive |
| CORFLO | flowering dogwood | Cornus florida | Life Form: Plants/Shrub, Plants/Tree Kingdom: Plantae Class: Dicot Order: Cornales Family: Cornaceae Genus: Cornus | Fed. Protected: No Nativity: Native Invasiveness: Noninvasive |
| HAMVIR | American witchhazel | Hamamelis virginiana | Life Form: Plants/Shrub, Plants/Tree Kingdom: Plantae Class: Dicot Order: Hamamelidales Family: Hamamelidaceae Genus: Hamamelis | Fed. Protected: No Nativity: Native Invasiveness: Noninvasive |
| QUEMON | chestnut oak | Quercus montana | Life Form: Plants/Tree Kingdom: Plantae Class: Dicot Order: Fagales Family: Fagaceae Genus: Quercus | Fed. Protected: No Nativity: Native Invasiveness: Noninvasive |
| QUERUB | northern red oak | Quercus rubra | Life Form: Plants/Tree Kingdom: Plantae Class: Dicot Order: Fagales Family: Fagaceae Genus: Quercus | Fed. Protected: No Nativity: Native Invasiveness: Noninvasive |
| ROBPSE | black locust | Robinia pseudoacacia | Life Form: Plants/Tree Kingdom: Plantae Class: Dicot Order: Fabales Family: Fabaceae Genus: Robinia | Fed. Protected: No Nativity: Native Invasiveness: Invasive |
| Biophysical Setting | Mean Fire Interval (years) | Fire Severity Percent (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Code | Fire Regime Group | Low | Mixed | Replacement | All | Low | Mixed | Replacement |
| Series 13200 - Central and Southern Appalachian Montane Oak Forest | ||||||||
| 13200_48_57_61 | I-C | 33 | 95 | 147 | 21 | 64 | 22 | 14 |
| Summary | ||||||||
| Minimum | 33 | 95 | 147 | 21 | 64 | 22 | 14 | |
| Maximum | 33 | 95 | 147 | 21 | 64 | 22 | 14 | |
| Mean | 33 | 95 | 147 | 21 | 64 | 22 | 14 | |
| Median | 33 | 95 | 147 | 21 | 64 | 22 | 14 | |
| 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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