Variability and persistence of post-fire biological legacies in jack pine-dominated ecosystems of northern Lower Michigan

Daniel Kashian; Gregory Corace; Lindsey Shartell; Deahn Donner; Philip Huber

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Variability and persistence of post-fire biological legacies in jack pine-dominated ecosystems of northern Lower Michigan

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Authors:

Daniel Kashian, Gregory Corace, Lindsey Shartell, Deahn Donner, Philip Huber

Year:

2011

Type:

Other

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: 26th annual landscape ecology symposium. Sustainability in dynamic landscapes; 2011 April 3-7; Portland, Oregon. U.S. International Association for Landscape Ecology: 137. Abstract.

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Abstract

Stand-replacing wildfires have historically shaped the forest structure of dry, sandy jack pine-dominated ecosystems at stand and landscape scales in northern Lower Michigan. Unique fire behavior during large wildfire events often preserves long strips of unburned trees arranged perpendicular to the direction of fire spread. These biological legacies create heterogeneity across the burned and otherwise homogenous landscape, providing diversity of forest structure, stand age, and wildlife habitat.

Citation

Kashian, Daniel; Corace, Gregory; Shartell, Lindsey; Donner, Deahn M.; Huber, Philip. 2011. Variability and persistence of post-fire biological legacies in jack pine-dominated ecosystems of northern Lower Michigan. In: 26th annual landscape ecology symposium. Sustainability in dynamic landscapes; 2011 April 3-7; Portland, Oregon. U.S. International Association for Landscape Ecology: 137. Abstract.