Mortality trends and traits of hardwood advance regeneration following seasonal prescribed fires

Patrick Brose; David Van Lear

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Mortality trends and traits of hardwood advance regeneration following seasonal prescribed fires

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Patrick Brose, David Van Lear

Year:

2003

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: Van Sambeek, J. W.; Dawson, Jeffery O.; Ponder Jr., Felix; Loewenstein, Edward F.; Fralish, James S., eds. Proceedings of the 13th Central Hardwood Forest Conference; Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-234. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Research Station: 291

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Abstract

Fire ecology studies in eastern hardwood forests generally use traditional, plot-based inventory methods and focus on sprouting stems to detect changes in vegetative composition and structure. Fire intensity often is not quantified or even subjectively classified and, if quantified, is not used in subsequent analysis. Consequently, reported responses of hardwood regeneration to prescribed fires vary widely.

Parent Publication

13th Central Hardwoods Forest Conference

Citation

Brose, Patrick; Van Lear, David. 2003. Mortality trends and traits of hardwood advance regeneration following seasonal prescribed fires. In: Van Sambeek, J. W.; Dawson, Jeffery O.; Ponder Jr., Felix; Loewenstein, Edward F.; Fralish, James S., eds. Proceedings of the 13th Central Hardwood Forest Conference; Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-234. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Research Station: 291