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Simulating the interactions of forest structure, fire regime, and plant invasion in the southern Appalachians using LANDIS
| Authors: | Weimin Xi, Szu-Hung Chen, Andrew G. Birt, John D. Waldron, Charles W. Lafon, David M. Cairns, Maria D. Tchakerian, Kier D. Klepzig, Robert N. Coulson |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Type: | Other |
| Station: | Northern Research Station |
| Source: | In: McManus, Katherine A; Gottschalk, Kurt W., eds. 2010. Proceedings. 21st U.S. Department of Agriculture interagency research forum on invasive species 2010; 2010 January 12-15; Annapolis, MD. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-75. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 143. |
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Abstract
Southern Appalachian forests face multiple environmental threats, including periodic fires, insect outbreaks, and more recently, exotic invasive plants. Past studies suggest these multiple disturbances interact to shape species-rich forest landscape, and they hypothesize that changes in fire regimes and increasing landscape fragmentation may influence invasive processes. However, long-term impacts of these multiple factors, landscape-scale processes that drive invasion, and forest management practices required to reduce damage from invasive plants are still unclear.Parent Publication
- Proceedings, 21st U.S. Department of Agriculture interagency research forum on invasive species 2010