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Abstract
Little was known about the ecology, impacts, effects, and history of fire related to manyplants and communities within White Sands Missile Range. I began by identifying the knownaspects and the gaps in knowledge for White Sands Missile Range. I analyzed existing dataavailable for the Installation taken from the Integrated Training and Area Management(ITAM) program for 1988 to 1999. Burn plots were identified at 34 sites with fires occurringsometime within that 11 yr span. Selected plant species were analyzed to identify the responseto fire including change in frequency, cover, and structure. Analysis of data indicated variedresponses to fire and identified a need for long term monitoring to account for naturalvariability.
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Citation
Boykin, Kenneth G. 2008. Response of selected plants to fire on white sands missile range, New Mexico. In: Narog, Marcia G., tech. coord. 2008. Proceedings of the 2002 Fire Conference: Managing fire and fuels in the remaining wildlands and open spaces of the Southwestern United States. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-189. Albany, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station. p. 131-138
