Changes in understory vegetation of a ponderosa pine forest in northern Arizona 30 years after a wildfire

Bataineh, Amanda L; Oswald, Brian P.; Bataineh, Mohammad; Williams, Hans M.; Coble, Dean W.

doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2006.09.003

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“…5,6). This is consistent with Bataineh et al (2006), who found that even in lightly burned areas, removal of forest canopy or litter stimulated understorey vegetation growth for more than a decade following a wildfire in Arizona. While soil and char cover decreased consistently over time, NPV and understorey GV increased; the rates of increase varied depending on the initial burn severity condition (Figs.…”

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Indicators of burn severity at extended temporal scales: a decade of ecosystem response in mixed-conifer forests of western Montana

Lewis

Hudak

Robichaud

et al. 2017

Int. J. Wildland Fire

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Abstract. We collected field and remotely sensed data spanning 10 years after three 2003 Montana wildfires to monitor ecological change across multiple temporal and spatial scales. Multiple endmember spectral mixture analysis was used to create post-fire maps of: char, soil, green (GV) and non-photosynthetic ( Initial estimates of char and NPV from the HS images were significantly correlated with their ground-measured counterparts (r ¼ 0.60 (P ¼ 0.03) and 0.68 (P ¼ 0.01) respectively), whereas HS GV and Landsat GV were correlated with canopy GV (r ¼ 0.75 and 0.70 (P ¼ 0.003) respectively). HS imagery had stronger direct correlations with all classes of fine-scale ground data than Landsat and also had stronger predictive correlations with 10-year canopy data (r ¼ 0.65 (P ¼ 0.02) to 0.84 (P ¼ 0.0003)). There was less than 5% understorey GV cover on the sites initially, but by 2013, it had increased to nearly 60% regardless of initial condition. The data suggest it took twice as long for understorey GV and NPV to replace char and soil as primary ground cover components on the highburn-severity sites compared with other sites.

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confidence: 90%

Indicators of burn severity at extended temporal scales: a decade of ecosystem response in mixed-conifer forests of western Montana

Lewis

Hudak

Robichaud

et al. 2017

Int. J. Wildland Fire

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“…During dry conditions, litter on the ground serves as fuel which can increase the risk of forest fires, a disturbance commonly structuring stands of Pc (Sibold et al, 2007). More fires would have extensive effects on stand as well as landscape levels but are likely to pave the way for denser understorey vegetation (Bataineh et al, 2006) and a more pristine understorey flora (Laughlin et al, 2004).…”

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Differences in litter cover and understorey flora between stands of introduced lodgepole pine and native Scots pine in Sweden

Engelmark

Cory

Forsslund

et al. 2008

Forest Ecology and Management

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“…In P. ponderosa Dougl. (ponderosa pine) forest perennial grass cover decreased and invasive species increased as fire intensity and litter consumption increased (Armour et al 1984;Griffis et al 2001;Bataineh et al 2006;Sabo et al 2009). …”

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Sagebrush steppe recovery after fire varies by development phase of Juniperus occidentalis woodland

Bates

Sharp

Davies

2014

Int. J. Wildland Fire

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Abstract. Woodland ecosystems of the world have been changed by land use demands, altered fire regimes, invasive species and climate change. Reduced fire frequency is recognised as a main causative agent for Pinus-Juniperus L.(piñon-juniper) expansion in North American woodlands. Piñon-juniper control measures, including prescribed fire, are increasingly employed to restore sagebrush steppe communities. We compared vegetation recovery following prescribed fire on Phase 2 (mid-succession) and Phase 3 (late-succession) Juniperus occidentalis Hook. (western juniper) woodlands in Oregon. The herbaceous layer on Phase 2 sites was comprised of native perennial and annual vegetation before and after fire. On Phase 3 sites the herbaceous layer shifted from native species to dominance by invasive Bromus tectorum L. (cheatgrass). After fire, shrubs on Phase 2 sites were comprised of sprouting species and Ceanothus velutinus Dougl. (snowbrush). On Phase 3 woodland sites the shrub layer was dominated by C. velutinus. The results suggest that Phase 2 sites have a greater likelihood of recovery to native vegetation after fire and indicate that sites transitioning from Phase 2 to Phase 3 woodlands cross a recovery threshold where there is a greater potential for invasive weeds, rather than native vegetation, to dominate after fire.

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Changes in understory vegetation of a ponderosa pine forest in northern Arizona 30 years after a wildfire

Cited by 42 publications

References 32 publications

Indicators of burn severity at extended temporal scales: a decade of ecosystem response in mixed-conifer forests of western Montana

Indicators of burn severity at extended temporal scales: a decade of ecosystem response in mixed-conifer forests of western Montana

Differences in litter cover and understorey flora between stands of introduced lodgepole pine and native Scots pine in Sweden

Sagebrush steppe recovery after fire varies by development phase of Juniperus occidentalis woodland

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