Chimney Spring forest fire history /

Dieterich, John H.; Forest, Rocky Mountain; Station, Range Experiment

doi:10.5962/bhl.title.98633

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“…Based on fire scar analysis, Dieterich (1980) determined that the last wildfire on the study area occurred in 1876. Before that, fires occurred at an average interval of about 2 yr.…”

Section: Study Areamentioning

confidence: 99%

Effect of Periodic Burning on Soil Nitrogen Concentrations in Ponderosa Pine

Covington¹,

Sackett

1986

Soil Science Soc of Amer J

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To determine the effects of different burning intervals on soil N status in substands of sapling-, pole-, and sawtimber-sized ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa Laws.) we sampled plots burned at 1-, 2-, and 4-yr intervals by three strata at two depths (0-5 and 5-15 cm). Generally, NH 4 + ; and NO 3 -concentrations were higher on plots repeatedly burned than on unburned controls. However, plots not reburned for 4 to 5 yr had concentrations similar to controls. No significant difference in total (organically bound) N was found among treatments. We conclude that frequent periodic burning can be used to enhance N availability in southwestern ponderosa pine sites.

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“…Based on fire scar analysis, Dieterich (1980) determined that the last wildfire on the study area occurred in 1876. Before that, fires occurred at an average interval of about 2 yr.…”

Section: Study Areamentioning

confidence: 99%

Effect of Periodic Burning on Soil Nitrogen Concentrations in Ponderosa Pine

Covington¹,

Sackett

1986

Soil Science Soc of Amer J

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“…At one extreme, fire intervals averaged 1 to 2 years in an area of northern Arizona and no more than 10 years throughout the Southwestern ponderosa pine type due to abundant lightning activity (Dieterich 1980). Conversely, near the cold limits of the ponderosa pine type in western Montana, mean fire intervals averaged between 25 and 50 years (Arno and others 1995b).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Light surface fires burned at intervals averaging less than 10 years and as often as every 2 years (Dieterich 1980;Weaver 1951). The short fire-interval was caused by warm, dry weather common to the Southwest in early summer, the continuity of grass and pine needles, and the high incidence of lightning.…”

Section: Fire Regime Characteristicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Wildland fire in ecosystems: effects of fire on flora

Brown¹,

Smith²

2000

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_____________________________________This state-of-knowledge review about the effects of fire on flora and fuels can assist land managers with ecosystem and fire management planning and in their efforts to inform others about the ecological role of fire. Chapter topics include fire regime classification, autecological effects of fire, fire regime characteristics and postfire plant community developments in ecosystems throughout the United States and Canada, global climate change, ecological principles of fire regimes, and practical considerations for managing fire in an ecosytem context.

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“…No accounts of crown fires in Arizona exist before 1900, and surface fires rarely killed large trees (Cooper 1960). At Fort Valley Experimental Forest near Flagstaff, AZ, Dieterich (1980) determined that, prior to settlement, low-intensity surface fires occurred every 2 to 4 years.…”

Section: Southwestern Ponderosa Pinementioning

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Mitigating old tree mortality in long-unburned, fire-dependent forests: a synthesis

Hood¹

2010

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This report synthesizes the literature and current state of knowledge pertaining to reintroducing fire in stands where it has been excluded for long periods and the impact of these introductory fires on overstory tree injury and mortality. Only forested ecosystems in the United States that are adapted to survive frequent fire are included. Treatment options that minimize large-diameter and old tree injury and mortality in areas with deep duff and methods to manage and reduce duff accumulations are discussed. Pertinent background information on tree physiology, properties of duff, and historical versus current disturbance regimes are also discussed.

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Chimney Spring forest fire history /

Abstract: Analysis of data from seven specimens revealed a composite fire interval in ponderosa pine of 2.4 years from 1745 to 1876 (122 years), a shorter interval than previously reported. In all cases, composite fire intervals were shorter than individual specimen intervals.

Cited by 75 publications

References 5 publications

Effect of Periodic Burning on Soil Nitrogen Concentrations in Ponderosa Pine

Effect of Periodic Burning on Soil Nitrogen Concentrations in Ponderosa Pine

Wildland fire in ecosystems: effects of fire on flora

Mitigating old tree mortality in long-unburned, fire-dependent forests: a synthesis

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