Fine root production and carbohydrate concentrations of mature longleaf pine (Pinus palustris P. Mill.) as affected by season of prescribed fire and drought

Trees ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 165-175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Anne Sword Sayer ◽  
James D. Haywood
Keyword(s):  
Prescribed Fire ◽  
Fine Root ◽  
Longleaf Pine ◽  
Pinus Palustris ◽  
Root Production ◽  
Fine Root Production

Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustris Mill.) Branch Pruning by Prescribed Fire

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
John P McGuire ◽  
John S Kush ◽  
J Morgan Varner ◽  
Dwight K Lauer ◽  
J Ryan Mitchell
Keyword(s):  
Prescribed Fire ◽  
Longleaf Pine ◽  
Wood Quality ◽  
Pinus Palustris ◽  
Planting Density ◽  
Prescribed Fires ◽  
Pine Tree ◽  
Southeastern Us ◽  
Tree Survival ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Efforts to restore longleaf pine (Pinus palustris Mill.) in the southeastern US require substantial artificial regeneration. Once established, important questions remain about when to introduce fire. We investigated the impact of initial planting density on tree branching and how prescribed fire might interact with tree architecture and survival. A particular focus was on how prescribed fires could “prune” lower branches. Lower density plantings (897 trees ha−1) had more and larger live lower branches than higher density plantings (2,243 trees ha−1). Fire was effective in pruning lower branches regardless of season burned, but fire in the growing season was more effective at pruning. Branches up to a height of 1.5 to 2 m were killed by fire. Fire applied in August caused greater damage with more needles scorched and/or consumed and more stem char. Prescribed fire did not impact longleaf pine tree survival. In general, fire applied to longleaf pine facilitated pruning lower branches that affect long-term wood quality, an additional argument for its utility in restoration and management of these ecosystems.

scholarly journals Calculation procedures to estimate fine root production rates in forests using two-dimensional fine root data obtained by the net sheet method

2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (6) ◽  
pp. 697-705 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyotaro Noguchi ◽  
Toko Tanikawa ◽  
Yoshiyuki Inagaki ◽  
Shigehiro Ishizuka
Keyword(s):  
Fine Root ◽  
Root Production ◽  
Fine Root Production ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Production Rates ◽  
Calculation Procedures

Heterorhizy can lead to underestimation of fine-root production when using mesh-based techniques

2014 ◽  
Vol 59 ◽  
pp. 84-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Montagnoli ◽  
M. Terzaghi ◽  
G.S. Scippa ◽  
D. Chiatante
Keyword(s):  
Fine Root ◽  
Root Production ◽  
Fine Root Production

scholarly journals The vascular flora of the Lake Thoreau Environmental Center, Forrest and Lamar counties, Mississippi, with comments on compositional change after a decade of prescribed fire

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 413-433
Author(s):  
William J. McFarland, ◽  
Danielle Cotton, ◽  
Mac H. Alford ◽  
Micheal A. Davis
Keyword(s):  
Species Diversity ◽  
Prescribed Fire ◽  
Longleaf Pine ◽  
Vascular Plant ◽  
Pinus Palustris ◽  
Woody Species ◽  
University Of Southern Mississippi ◽  
The North ◽  
Rich Diversity ◽  
North American Coastal Plain

Longleaf pine (Pinus palustris Mill.) ecosystems exhibit high species diversity and are major contributors to the extraordinary levels of regional biodiversity and endemism found in the North American Coastal Plain Province. These forests require frequent fire return intervals (every 2–3 years) to maintain this rich diversity. In 2009, a floristic inventory was conducted at the Lake Thoreau Environmental Center owned by the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The Center is located on 106 ha with approximately half covered by a 100+ year old longleaf pine forest. When the 2009 survey was conducted, fire had been excluded for over 20 years resulting in a dense understory dominated by woody species throughout most of the forest. The 2009 survey recorded 282 vascular plant species. Prescribed fire was reintroduced in 2009 and reapplied again in 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, and 2018. A new survey was conducted in 2019 to assess the effects of prescribed fire on floristic diversity. The new survey found an additional 268 species bringing the total number of plants species to 550. This study highlights the changes in species diversity that occurs when fire is reintroduced into a previously fire-suppressed system and the need to monitor sensitive areas for changes in species composition.

Fine root production and litter input: Its effects on soil carbon

2005 ◽  
Vol 272 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. B. Guo ◽  
M. J. Halliday ◽  
S. J. M. Siakimotu ◽  
R. M. Gifford
Keyword(s):  
Soil Carbon ◽  
Fine Root ◽  
Root Production ◽  
Fine Root Production ◽  
Litter Input

Fine root mass and fine root production in tropical moist forests as dependent on soil, climate, and elevation

2011 ◽  
pp. 428-444 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Hertel ◽  
Ch. Leuschner ◽  
L. A. Bruijnzeel ◽  
F. N. Scatena ◽  
L. S. Hamilton
Keyword(s):  
Fine Root ◽  
Root Production ◽  
Fine Root Production ◽  
Root Mass ◽  
Soil Climate
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