Effects of prescribed fire on the buried seed bank in mixed-hardwood forests of the southern Appalachian Mountains

Tara L. Keyser; Tracy Roof; Jacquelyne Adams; Dean Simon; Gordon Warburton

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Effects of prescribed fire on the buried seed bank in mixed-hardwood forests of the southern Appalachian Mountains

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Authors:

Tara L. Keyser, Tracy Roof, Jacquelyne Adams, Dean Simon, Gordon Warburton

Year:

2012

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Southern Research Station

Source:

Southeastern Naturalist 11(4):669–688

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Abstract

This study characterizes the seed bank prior to and immediately following dormant-season prescribed fire in mature, mixed-Quercus spp. (oak) forests in the southern Appalachian Mountains. Thirty samples from the litter/duff (LD) and the top 5 cm of the mineral soil (MS) were collected from five 5-ha burn units (6 plots per experimental unit) before and immediately after low-intensity prescribed fires, where maximum fire temperatures varied from

Keywords

Prescribed fire, seed bank, southern appalachian, mixed-hardwood

Citation

Keyser, Tara L.; Roof, Tracy L.; Adams, Jacquelyne L.; Simon, Dean; Warburton, Gordon. 2012. Effects of prescribed fire on the buried seed bank in mixed-hardwood forests of the southern Appalachian Mountains. Southeastern Naturalist 11(4):669–688.