Long-Term Studies of Prescribed Burning in Loblolly Pine Forests of the Southeastern Coastal Plain

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  • Authors: Waldrop, Thomas A.; van Lear, David H.; Lloyd, F. Thomas; Harms, William R.
  • Publication Year: 1987
  • Publication Series: General Technical Report (GTR)
  • Source: Gen. Tech. Rep. SE-45. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station. 23 p.
  • DOI: 10.2737/SE-GTR-45

Abstract

Prescribed fire provides many benefits in southern pine A study begun in 1946 provides a unique opportunity stands. to observe long-term changes in understory vegetation, soil properties, and overstory tree growth caused by repeated burning.

  • Citation: Waldrop, Thomas A.; van Lear, David H.; Lloyd, F. Thomas; Harms, William R. 1987. Long-Term Studies of Prescribed Burning in Loblolly Pine Forests of the Southeastern Coastal Plain. Gen. Tech. Rep. SE-45. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station. 23 p.
  • Keywords: backing fire, headfire, understory hardwoods, nitrogen, phosphorus, calcium, basal area
  • Posted Date: January 1, 2000
  • Modified Date: August 22, 2006

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