Predicting success of prescribed fires in pinyon-juniper woodlands in Nevada

Allen D. Bruner; Donald A. Klebenow

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Predicting success of prescribed fires in pinyon-juniper woodlands in Nevada

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Allen D. Bruner, Donald A. Klebenow

Year:

1979

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

Res. Pap. INT-219. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. 12 p.

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Abstract

Thirty prescribed burns were attempted in pinyon-juniper woodlands from fall 1974 to fall 1976. These attempts were made out of fire season, during varied atmospheric conditions, and in several pinyon-juniper communities. An analysis of the successful burns provided us with a method for predicting burning success from windspeed, air temperature, and vegetation cover. An igniting technique is also discussed.

Keywords

pinyon-juniper ecology, prescribed fire, burning technique

Citation

Bruner, Allen D.; Klebenow, Donald A. 1979. Predicting success of prescribed fires in pinyon-juniper woodlands in Nevada. Res. Pap. INT-219. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. 12 p.