Prescribed fire in a Great Basin sagebrush ecosystem: Dynamics of soil extractable nitrogen and phosphorus

Benjamin Rau; R. R. Blank; J. C. Chambers; D. W. Johnson

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Prescribed fire in a Great Basin sagebrush ecosystem: Dynamics of soil extractable nitrogen and phosphorus

Formally Refereed

Authors:

Benjamin Rau, R. R. Blank, J. C. Chambers, D. W. Johnson

Year:

2007

Type:

Miscellaneous Publication

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

Journal of Arid Environments. 71: 362-375.

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Abstract

Pinyon and juniper have been expanding into sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) ecosystems since settlement of the Great Basin around 1860. Herbaceous understory vegetation is eliminated as stand densities increase and the potential for catastrophic fires increases. Prescribed fire is increasingly used to remove trees and promote recovery of sagebrush ecosystems.

Keywords

burning, ecosystem succession, juniper, pinyon, soil nutrients

Citation

Rau, B. M.; Blank, R. R.; Chambers, J. C.; Johnson, D. W. 2007. Prescribed fire in a Great Basin sagebrush ecosystem: Dynamics of soil extractable nitrogen and phosphorus. Journal of Arid Environments. 71: 362-375.