Forage quality in burned and unburned aspen communities

Norbert V. DeByle; Philip J. Urness; Deborah L. Blank

doi:10.2737/INT-RP-404

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Forage quality in burned and unburned aspen communities

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Norbert V. DeByle, Philip J. Urness, Deborah L. Blank

Year:

1989

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/INT-RP-404

Source:

Res. Pap. INT-RP-404. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Research Station. 8 p.

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Abstract

Selected forage species were sampled during the first and second summers after autumn prescribed burning of three sites in southeastern Idaho. They were analyzed for in vitro dry matter digestibility, protein, calcium, and phosphorus. This aspen type has a highly nutritious understory. Burning further improved the quality of the selected species only during the first postburn summer. Burning, however, changed species composition from shrubs to an abundance of palatable and nutritious forbs.

Keywords

fire effects, crude protein, calcium, phosphorus, dry matter digestibility, Idaho, wildlife habitat, prescribed fire

Citation

DeByle, Norbert V.; Urness, Philip J.; Blank, Deborah L. 1989. Forage quality in burned and unburned aspen communities. Res. Pap. INT-RP-404. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Research Station. 8 p.