Effects of Fire on Southern Pine
Author : Dale D. Wade
Publisher :
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 47,7 MB
Release : 1986
Category : Fire ecology
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Author : Dale D. Wade
Publisher :
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 47,7 MB
Release : 1986
Category : Fire ecology
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Author : Thomas A. Waldrop
Publisher : Government Printing Office
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 27,70 MB
Release : 2018-03-29
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9780160943959
Prescribed burning is an important tool throughout Southern forests, grasslands, and croplands. The need to control fire became evident to allow forests to regenerate. This manual is intended to help resource managers to plan and execute prescribed burns in Southern forests and grasslands. A new appreciation and interest has developed in recent years for using prescribed fire in grasslands, especially hardwood forests, and on steep mountain slopes. Proper planning and execution of prescribed fires are necessary to reduce detrimental effects, such as the impacts on air and downstream water quality. Check out these related products: Trees at Work: Economic Accounting for Forest Ecosystem Services in the U.S. South can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/trees-work-economic-accounting-forest-ecosystem-services-us-south Soil Survey Manual 2017 is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/soil-survey-manual-march-2017 Quantifying the Role of the National Forest System Lands in Providing Surface Drinking Water Supply for the Southern United States is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/quantifying-role-national-forest-system-lands-providing-surface-drinking-water-supply Fire Management Today print subscription is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/fire-management-today Wildland Fire in Ecosystems: Fire and Nonnative Invasive Plants can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/wildland-fire-ecosystems-fire-and-nonnative-invasive-plants
Author : United States. Forest Service
Publisher :
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 41,95 MB
Release : 1938
Category :
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Author : David H. Van Lear
Publisher :
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 37,14 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Fire ecology
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Author : Mildred B. Williams
Publisher :
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 18,29 MB
Release : 1938
Category : Forest fires
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Author :
Publisher :
Page : 568 pages
File Size : 40,13 MB
Release : 1987
Category : Forest insects
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Author : James E. Lotan
Publisher :
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 14,51 MB
Release : 1981
Category : Forest ecology
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Author : Robert Edward Martin
Publisher :
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 13,35 MB
Release : 1979
Category : Biomass energy
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Publisher :
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 30,41 MB
Release : 1975
Category : Fire ecology
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Author : Lindsay H. Fairchilds
Publisher :
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 48,36 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Forest fires
ISBN :
Agriculture, fire suppression, and urbanization have drastically altered natural forest processes and conditions since humankind settled in the Southeastern United States. Today, many of South Carolina's forests are dense and overstocked, with high fuel loads. These conditions increase the susceptibility of forests to southern pine beetle attack and wildfire. These threats are further complicated by rapid urbanization and forest fragmentation, processes that are increasing South Carolina's wildland-urban interface at a rapid rate. Prescribed fire is an effective, economical, and widely used tool for reducing fuel loads and encouraging desired vegetative communities in forest landscapes. However, research into the effects of prescribed fire often generates more questions than answers. This paper considers fire effects on soil erosion, nutrients, and vegetation from a historical perspective. We examined historical fire regimes, land use changes, and fire research. The majority of literature indicates that soil erosion does not occur unless a severe climatic event follows prescribed fire. There is also evidence of a fertilization effect in the soil following prescribed fire, although this is typically of short duration and accompanied by some nutrient loss in the forest floor. Effects of prescribed fire on the productivity, composition, and regeneration of vegetation are more complex and ambiguous. Effects are primarily determined by antecedent local conditions and fire severity and intensity. Knowledge of past land use and fire's biological and historical roles in land use change can support effective decision making. This knowledge will provide guidance for sustainable management of forest resources and reduction of hazardous forest fuel conditions.