Long-Duration Soil Heating Resulting from Forest Floor Duff Smoldering in Longleaf Pine Ecosystems

Abstract Prescribed fire is commonly used in southeastern US forests and is being more widely applied in fire-prone ecosystems elsewhere. Research on direct effects of burning has focused on aboveground impacts to plants with less attention to belowground effects. We measured soil heating during exp...

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Published in:	Forest science Vol. 66; no. 3; pp. 291 - 303
Main Authors:	Kreye, Jesse K, Varner, J Morgan, Kobziar, Leda N
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	US Oxford University Press 01.06.2020
Subjects:	Burning Controlled burning Ecosystems Fire hazards Forest & brush fires Forest floor Forests Heat Heat transfer Heating Nutrients Pine Pine trees Plant tissues Prescribed fire Smoldering Soil nutrients Soil surfaces Soils Topography Florida United States > US forest soils pine flatwoods ecological restoration fire effects
ISSN:	0015-749X, 1938-3738
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