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Prescription Fire Studies
Publications on prescription fire:
Caldwell
. T.G.,
D. W. Johnson, W. W. Miller, and R. G. Qualls.
2002.
Forest
Floor Carbon and Nitrogen Losses Due to Prescription Fire. Soil
Sci. Soc. Amer. J. 66:262-267.
Murphy, J.D., D.W. Johnson, W.W. Miller, R.F. Walker, and R.R. Blank.
Prescribed fire effects on forest floor and soil nutrients in a
Sierra Nevada
ecosystem.
Soil Science
171: 181-199.
Prescription
Fire Study Sites
Truckee Ranger District - Prescription Fire:
Vegetation: Jeffrey Pine, light understory
Soils: Jorge series, Typic Cryoboralfs derived from andesite
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Treatments |
Burn |
No Burn |
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Cut to Length Thinning (slash rows) |
X |
X |
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Whole-tree thinning |
X |
X |
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No harvest |
X |
X |
North Lake Tahoe - Prescription Fire:
Vegetation: Mixed conifer
Soils: Tahoma series, fine-loamy, mixed, Typic Cryoboralfs derived from volcanic
rock
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Treatments |
Burn |
No Burn |
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No harvest |
X |
X |
| Mechanical brush removal and chipping |
X |
X |
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