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1. Direct and indirect pathways of land management effects on wetland plant litter decomposition

Author:
Yuxi Guo; Elizabeth H. Boughton; Hui-Ling Liao; Grégory Sonnier; Jiangxiao Qiu
Source:
Science of the total environment 2023 v.854 pp. 158789
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
prescribed burning,   etc   ; cattle; ecosystems; environment; equations; fire suppression; land use; lignin; organic matter; plant litter; soil pH; water content; wetland plants; wetlands; Florida;     Show all 15 Subjects
Abstract:
... Litter decomposition is a fundamental process underpinning multiple ecosystem services. Despite a long history of research on decomposition, direct and indirect effects of multiple interactive land management on wetland decomposition yet remain less well understood. Here, we used a long-term whole-ecosystem wetland experiment in south-central Florida to investigate interactive effects of land-use ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.158789
CHORUS:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.158789

2. Effects of mowing and prescribed fire on an invasive population of scabiosa atropurpurea (dipsacaceae) in north-central texas

Author:
Brandon C. Belcher; Jeffrey G. Kopachena
Source:
Southwestern naturalist 2022 v.65 no.3-4 pp. 258-265
ISSN:
0038-4909
Subject:
prescribed burning,   etc   ; Scabiosa; herbaceous plants; invasive species; roadsides; Oklahoma; Texas;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... Scabiosa atropurpurea is an invasive herbaceous plant now found in 9 states, including 19 counties in north-central Texas and 2 counties in adjacent Oklahoma. Scabiosa atropurpurea forms dense colonies along roadsides and in old agricultural fields and poses a threat to native and improved grasslands. We evaluated the response of S. atropurpurea to mowing and prescribed fire. Mowing caused a marke ...
DOI:
10.1894/0038-4909-65.3-4.258

3. Prescribed fire and soil mulching with fern in Mediterranean forests: Effects on surface runoff and erosion

Author:
Bruno Gianmarco Carrà; Giuseppe Bombino; Manuel Esteban Lucas-Borja; Pedro Antonio Plaza-Alvarez; Daniela D'Agostino; Demetrio Antonio Zema
Source:
Ecological engineering 2022 v.176 pp. 106537
ISSN:
0925-8574
Subject:
prescribed burning,   etc   ; Castanea; ferns and fern allies; mulches; risk; runoff; soil; straw; wildfires;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... Prescribed burning is increasingly used to reduce the wildfire risk, and the need to limit runoff and erosion after the fire suggests treating burned soils with mulching. To this aim, fern residues may be more advisable compared to the commonly used straw, since fern is directly available in forests and has lower drawbacks. However, the post-fire hydrological effects of both prescribed fire and so ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecoleng.2021.106537

4. Radial growth responses of post oak (Quercus stellata) to climate variability and management in southeastern Oklahoma, USA

Author:
Arjun Adhikari; Ronald E. Masters; Henry D. Adams; Rodney E. Will
Source:
Canadian journal of forest research 2022 v.52 no.2 pp. 209-219
ISSN:
1208-6037
Subject:
prescribed burning,   etc   ; Quercus stellata; drought; forests; research; savannas; spring; stand structure; summer; temperature; Oklahoma;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... We investigated radial growth of post oak (Quercus stellata Wangenh.) growing in a range of stand structures (forest to savanna) created in 1984 by different harvesting, thinning, and prescribed fire intervals. We related ring width index (RWI) to monthly and seasonal climate variables and time since fire to assess impacts of climate variability and interactions with management on radial growth. T ...
DOI:
10.1139/cjfr-2021-0077

5. Exploring the factors influencing the hydrological response of soil after low and high-severity fires with post-fire mulching in Mediterranean forests

Author:
Manuel Esteban Lucas-Borja; Pedro Antonio Plaza-Alvarez; Xiangzhou Xu; Bruno Gianmarco Carra; Demetrio Antonio Zema
Source:
International soil and water conservation research 2022 pp. -
ISSN:
2095-6339
Subject:
prescribed burning,   etc   ; forests; prediction; research; runoff; vegetation cover; water conservation; water repellent soils; wildfires; Spain;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... Despite ample literature, the influence of the individual soil properties and covers on the hydrological response of burned soils of forests has not clearly identified. A clear understanding of the surface runoff and erosion rates altered by wildfires and prescribed fires is beneficial to identify the most suitable post-fire treatment. This study has carried out a combined analysis of the hydrolog ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.iswcr.2022.08.002

6. Do bird communities differ with post-fire age in Banksia woodlands of south-western Australia?

Author:
Robert A. Davis; Leonie E. Valentine; Michael D. Craig
Source:
International journal of wildland fire 2022 v.31 no.6 pp. 621-633
ISSN:
1049-8001
Subject:
prescribed burning,   etc   ; Acanthiza chrysorrhoa; Banksia; Phytophthora; birds; climate; dieback; fauna; habitat fragmentation; habitats; urbanization; wildfires; Australia;     Show all 13 Subjects
Abstract:
... Prescribed fire is a widespread management practice in fire-prone ecosystems that can have significant effects on fauna. To inform the development of appropriate prescribed burning regimes, we explored bird responses to time since fire in threatened Banksia woodlands in south-western Australia. We used area searches to estimate bird densities on 20 plots ranging from 1 to 26 years post fire ...
DOI:
10.1071/WF22005

7. Deer browsing and light availability limit post oak (Quercus stellata) sapling growth and post-fire recovery in a xeric woodland

Author:
Beverly J. Cory; F. Leland Russell
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2022 v.519 pp. 120346
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
prescribed burning,   etc   ; Odocoileus virginianus; Quercus stellata; aboveground biomass; administrative management; deer; forest ecology; sapling growth; woodlands; Kansas;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... Historically, oaks dominated the canopies of large regions of eastern North American forests, but at many sites current recruitment is insufficient to sustain oak dominance. Intense browsing by white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) and light limitation due to expansion by fire-intolerant tree species may cause poor oak recruitment. In a xeric woodland in Kansas USA, we used a deer exclusion e ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2022.120346

8. The Dunn Ranch Academy: Developing Wildland Fire Literacy through Hands-on Experience with Prescribed Fire Science and Management

Author:
Mcgranahan Devan Allen; Craig Maier; Ryan Gauger; Chris Woodson; Carissa L. Wonkka
Source:
Fire 2022 v.5 no.4 pp. 1-22
ISSN:
2571-6255
Subject:
prescribed burning,   etc   ; The Nature Conservancy; fire behavior; fire regime; fire weather; fuels; grasslands; literacy; teachers; wildfires; Missouri;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... Wildland fire literacy is the capacity for wildland fire professionals to understand and communicate fundamentals of fuel and fire behavior within the socio-ecological elements of the fire regime. While wildland fire literacy is best developed through education, training, and experience in wildland fire science and management, too often, development among early-career professionals is deficient in ...
Handle:
10113/7908990
DOI:
10.3390/fire5040121

9. The Effect of Habitat Type and Prescribed Fire on the Abundance of Arthropod Prey for the Endangered Florida Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum floridanus)

Author:
Archer F. Larned; Erin L. Hewett Ragheb; Karl E. Miller; Jeff Leips; Bernard Lohr
Source:
Natural areas journal 2022 v.42 no.3 pp. 218-229
ISSN:
0885-8608
Subject:
prescribed burning,   etc   ; Ammodramus savannarum; Coleoptera; Hemiptera; Orthoptera; arthropods; body length; cattle; fire season; grasshoppers; habitats; pastures; Florida;     Show all 13 Subjects
Abstract:
... The introduction of nonnative grazers and plants, as well as alterations to native fire regimes in grassland systems, can directly and indirectly affect the abundance of arthropods. In this study, we used sweep-net sampling at two sites occupied by the critically endangered Florida grasshopper sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum floridanus Mearns) in Osceola County, Florida, to assess how the abundance ...
DOI:
10.3375/21-43

10. Life Stage and Neighborhood-Dependent Survival of Longleaf Pine after Prescribed Fire

Author:
Lukas Magee; Karun Pandit; Stephen Luke Flory; Raelene M. Crandall; Eben N. Broadbent; Gabriel A. Prata; Whalen Dillon; Stephanie Bohlman; Daniel J. Johnson
Source:
Forests 2022 v.13 no.1 pp. -
ISSN:
1999-4907
Subject:
prescribed burning,   etc   ; Pinus palustris; Quercus; ecosystems; fire resistance; grasses; lidar; plant communities; plant establishment; population dynamics; trees;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... Determining mechanisms of plant establishment in ecological communities can be particularly difficult in disturbance-dominated ecosystems. Longleaf pine (Pinus palustris Mill.) and its associated plant community exemplify systems that evolved with disturbances, where frequent, widespread fires alter the population dynamics of longleaf pine within distinct life stages. We identified the primary bio ...
DOI:
10.3390/f13010117

11. Age, growth, longevity, and post-fire/thinning response of chinkapin oak seedlings in a Kansas upland hardwood forest

Author:
Justin R. Dee; Michael C. Stambaugh; Daniel C. Dey
Source:
Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 2022 v.149 no.2 pp. 122-134
ISSN:
1940-0616
Subject:
prescribed burning,   etc   ; Quercus muehlenbergii; age structure; canopy; hardwood forests; highlands; longevity; microscopy; plant age; reproduction; root crown; Kansas;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... Thinning and prescribed fire are often used to promote oak recruitment into the canopy; however, little is known about the longevity of resprouting oak seedlings and how age affects growth response to these treatments. We investigated this by excavating 180 chinkapin oak seedlings (Quercus muehlenbergii) from an eastern Kansas upland hardwood forest study area divided into different combinations o ...
DOI:
10.3159/TORREY-D-21-00027.1

12. Fire frequency and type regulate the response of soil carbon cycling and storage to fire across soil depths and ecosystems: A meta-analysis

Author:
Shan Xu; Nico Eisenhauer; Adam F.A. Pellegrini; Junjian Wang; Giacomo Certini; Carlos A. Guerra; Derrick Y.F. Lai
Source:
Science of the total environment 2022 v.825 pp. 153921
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
prescribed burning,   etc   ; environment; fire ecology; fire frequency; forests; grasslands; meta-analysis; soil carbon; soil respiration; soil types; wildfires;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... Fire is a very common disturbance in terrestrial ecosystems and can give rise to significant effects on soil carbon (C) cycling and storage. Here, we conducted a global meta-analysis on the response of soil C cycling and storage across soil profiles (organic layer, 0–5 cm, 0–10 cm, 0–20 cm, and 20–100 cm) to fire reported in 308 studies across 383 sites and examined the role of fire frequency, fir ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.153921

13. Prescribed burning in spring or autumn did not affect the soil fungal community in Mediterranean Pinus nigra natural forests

Author:
Aitor Vázquez-Veloso; Tatek Dejene; Juan Andrés Oria-de-Rueda; Mercedes Guijarro; Carmen Hernando; Juncal Espinosa; Javier Madrigal; Pablo Martín-Pinto
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2022 v.512 pp. 120161
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
prescribed burning,   etc   ; Pinus nigra; autumn; forests; global change; risk reduction; rural population; soil; soil fungi; spring; wildfires; wildlife;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... In the context of global change, wildfires are not only a threat but are also increasing in their severity in forest ecosystems worldwide, affecting and modifying vegetation, wildlife, and fungal dynamics. Mediterranean ecosystems are frequently affected by fire and prescribed burning is being increasingly used as a tool to reduce the risk and severity of wildfires. Although some of the effects of ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2022.120161

14. Woodland restoration and forest structure affect nightjar abundance in the Ozark Highlands

Author:
Frank R. Thompson III; Melissa C. Roach; Thomas W. Bonnot
Source:
journal of wildlife management 2022 v.86 no.2 pp. e22170
ISSN:
0022-541X
Subject:
prescribed burning,   etc   ; Bayesian theory; Caprimulgidae; Pinus; canopy; ecological restoration; forests; hardwood; landscapes; surveys; trees; wildlife management; Missouri; Ozarks;     Show all 14 Subjects
Abstract:
... Chuck‐will's‐widow (Antrostomus carolinensis) and eastern whip‐poor‐will (Antrostomus vociferus) are nightjars in eastern North America that have declined 69% and 67%, respectively, in abundance since 1966, resulting in conservation concerns for these species. We investigated relationships between nightjar abundance and landscape composition, forest structure, and application of tree thinning and ...
DOI:
10.1002/jwmg.22170

15. Early Succession Following Prescribed Fire in Low Sagebrush (Artemisia arbuscula var. Arbuscula) Steppe

Author:
Jonathan D. Bates; Kirk W. Davies
Source:
Western North American naturalist 2022 v.82 no.1 pp. 50-66
ISSN:
1527-0904
Subject:
prescribed burning,   etc   ; Artemisia arbuscula; Bromus tectorum; Oregon; canopy; experimental design; forbs; invasive species; plant communities; steppes; weed control; wildfires;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... We evaluated plant community succession following prescribed fire on Artemisia arbuscula var. arbuscula (Nutt.) McMinn (low sagebrush) steppe in southeastern Oregon. Treatments were “prescribed burned” (burn; fall 2012) and “unburned” (control) A. arbuscula steppe, and the study design was a randomized complete block with 4 replicates per treatment. Herbaceous yield and vegetation canopy cover and ...
DOI:
10.3398/064.082.0105

16. Fire does not transform shrublands of Echinospartum horridum (Vahl) Rothm. into grasslands in the Pyrenees: Development of community structure and nutritive value after single prescribed burns

Author:
Juan Luis Mora; David Badía–Villas; Daniel Gómez
Source:
Journal of environmental management 2022 v.315 pp. 115125
ISSN:
0301-4797
Subject:
prescribed burning,   etc   ; Echinospartum; botanical composition; community structure; environmental management; grasslands; herbivores; lignification; livestock; nutritive value; phosphorus; shrublands; shrubs; sulfur;     Show all 14 Subjects
Abstract:
... Prescribed fire has been extensively used in recent years to control woody encroachment into mountain and other grassland–dominated landscapes. In the Aragon Pyrenees, prescribed burns have been mainly used to remove the native thorny shrub Echinospartum horridum (Vahl) Rothm., whose populations are spreading to the detriment of grasslands. To study the effectiveness of the burning of E. horridum ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115125

17. Socio-demographic and health vulnerability in prescribed-burn exposed versus unexposed counties near the National Forest System

Author:
Michelle C. Kondo; Colleen E. Reid; Miranda H. Mockrin; Warren E. Heilman; David Long
Source:
Science of the total environment 2022 v.806 pp. 150564
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
prescribed burning,   etc   ; African Americans; autocorrelation; decision making; environment; national forests; poverty; public health; risk reduction; smoke; smoke management; wildfires;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... Prescribed fire is an increasingly important tool in restoring ecological conditions and reducing uncontrolled wildfire. Prescribed burn techniques could reduce public health impacts associated with wildfire smoke exposure. However, there have been few assessments of the health impacts of prescribed burning, and potential vulnerabilities among populations exposed to smoke from prescribed fires. Ou ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150564
CHORUS:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150564

18. Mineral nitrogen and microbial responses to soil heating in burned grassland

Author:
Devan Allen McGranahan; Carissa L. Wonkka; Sadikshya Dangi; Jonathan W. Spiess; Benjamin Geaumont
Source:
Geoderma 2022 v.424 pp. 116023
ISSN:
0016-7061
Subject:
prescribed burning,   etc   ; ammonium; canopy; community structure; ecological function; grasslands; nitrogen; phospholipid fatty acids; soil; soil degradation; soil heating; North Dakota;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... Fire is widely understood to be an important ecological process in grasslands around the world, but little research has been done on soil heating and nutrient and microbe responses to prescribed fire in the northern Great Plains of North America. We investigated plant-available nitrogen responses to soil heating in semi-arid grassland in southwestern North Dakota, USA. We sought to describe the ra ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.geoderma.2022.116023

19. Reduced forest vulnerability due to management on the Hualapai Nation

Author:
Amanda B. Stan; Peter Z. Fulé; Melvin Hunter Jr.
Source:
Trees, forests and people 2022 v.10 pp. 100325
ISSN:
2666-7193
Subject:
prescribed burning,   etc   ; Pinus ponderosa; age structure; climate; coarse woody debris; ecosystems; forest management; forests; overstory; risk; trees; understory; wildfires; Arizona;     Show all 14 Subjects
Abstract:
... Tribal nations in the US have worked to uphold their long history of managing forests in ways that reduce fuels, support ecosystem functioning, and enhance Indigenous livelihoods. Forests on the Hualapai Nation at the western end of the Grand Canyon have been actively managed for decades using fire and other treatments. We collected data on tree size and age structure, forest understory characteri ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.tfp.2022.100325

20. Effects of burn season on fire-excluded plant communities in the southern Appalachian Mountains, USA

Author:
Matthew C. Vaughan; Donald L. Hagan; William C. Bridges; Kyle Barrett; Steve Norman; T. Adam Coates; Rob Klein
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2022 v.516 pp. 120244
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
prescribed burning,   etc   ; Acer rubrum; Kalmia latifolia; administrative management; canopy; forest ecology; forest restoration; forests; growth habit; hardwood; overstory; shrubs; understory;     Show all 13 Subjects
Abstract:
... Following decades of fire exclusion, managers are increasingly implementing prescribed fire in southern Appalachian forests. To date, the use of prescribed fire in the region has often been focused on reducing hazardous fuel loads and has typically occurred in the dormant season. Understanding the effects of burning in different periods of plant growth may reveal how burn season influences pattern ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2022.120244