Prescribed Burning White Spruce Slash in Interior Alaska
Abstract Broadcast burning following harvesting on flood-plain sites in Alaska substantially decreased residual organic material and increased exposed mineral soil. Two forest types were studied: white spruce/alder/feathermoss and white spruce/alder/lingenberry/feathermoss. The latter site contained...
| Published in: | Northern Journal of Applied Forestry |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press (OUP)
1986
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/njaf/3.1.16 http://academic.oup.com/njaf/article-pdf/3/1/16/23529997/njaf0016.pdf |
| Summary: | Abstract Broadcast burning following harvesting on flood-plain sites in Alaska substantially decreased residual organic material and increased exposed mineral soil. Two forest types were studied: white spruce/alder/feathermoss and white spruce/alder/lingenberry/feathermoss. The latter site contained permafrost. Fuel was reduced 67% and 81%, respectively; organic horizon thickness was decreased 43% to 2.9 in (7.4 cm) and 55% to 2.5 in (6.4 cm), respectively; and mineral soil exposure was 13% and 8%, respectively. Burning created good conditions for planting on both types. In addition, mechanical site preparation to increase mineral soil exposure appears to be necessary to achieve adequate, well-distributed regeneration from seed. North. J. Appl. For. 3:16-18, Mar. 1986. |
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