Properties of Forested Loess Soils After Repeated Prescribed Burns
Year: 1966
Type: article
Abstract: Because prescribed burns must often be repeated to obtain desired results, many foresters are apprehensive about the possible deleterious effects on soils. In 1954 the Timber Management Laboratory at Crossett, Arkansas, in cooperation with the Crossett Division of,GeorgiaPacific Corporation, undertook a study of repeated burns in shortleaf-loblolly pine stands. The primary objective was to compare the efficacy of annual and biennial burns in eradicating small understory hardwoods. This note reports effects of the fires on the nutrient content and physical structure of the surface 4 inches of soil as measured after 10 years.
Language: English
Topic: Fire effects on ecosystems
Subfield: Global and Planetary Change
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
SDG: Life on land
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2554267943