Damage to Mesquite, Lehmann Lovegrass, and Black Grama by a Hot June Fire

Cable, Dwight R.

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“…Mesquite seedlings can survive fire (Cable 1961), but on a burned site mesquite is sometimes reduced (Wright 1980). Fire may kill a good proportion of mature mesquite, particularly the smaller trees (<2 inch diameter) (Cable 1949(Cable , 1973. It is most susceptible to fire during the hottest and driest part of the year (Cable 1973).…”

Section: Mesquitementioning

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Wildland fire in ecosystems: effects of fire on flora

Brown¹,

Smith²

2000

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_____________________________________This state-of-knowledge review about the effects of fire on flora and fuels can assist land managers with ecosystem and fire management planning and in their efforts to inform others about the ecological role of fire. Chapter topics include fire regime classification, autecological effects of fire, fire regime characteristics and postfire plant community developments in ecosystems throughout the United States and Canada, global climate change, ecological principles of fire regimes, and practical considerations for managing fire in an ecosytem context.

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Section: Mesquitementioning

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Wildland fire in ecosystems: effects of fire on flora

Brown¹,

Smith²

2000

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“…Black grama grasslands are thought to be fire sensitive, because grass mortality can be high during dry years and regeneration through stolon and tiller expansion is slow (Cable, 1965;Jameson, 1962). In cases where drought and heavy grazing follow fire, black grama mortality can be extremely high and recovery could last 50 years (Bock and Bock, 1992;Wolters et al, 1996).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Fire in Chihuahuan Desert grassland: Short-term effects on vegetation, small mammal populations, and faunal pedoturbation

Killgore

Jackson

Whitford

2009

Journal of Arid Environments

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“…Based on mostly anecdotal evidence, there have been strong suggestions that Wre has catastrophic eVects on perennial grasses, with reduced coverage followed by the low recruitment of some species (BuVington and Herbel 1965;Dick-Peddie 1993). Additionally, experiments in nearby southeastern Arizona revealed reduced abundances of perennial grasses following prescribed Wre that persisted even after two growing seasons (Reynolds and Bohning 1956;Cable 1965Cable , 1967.…”

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Population and clonal level responses of a perennial grass following fire in the northern Chihuahuan Desert

2006

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Relationships involving fire and perennial grasses are controversial in Chihuahuan Desert grasslands of southern New Mexico, USA. Research suggests that fire delays the resprouting of perennial grasses well after two growing seasons. However, such results are confounded by livestock grazing, soil erosion, and drought. Additionally, post-fire grass responses may depend on initial clone size. We evaluated the effects of fire, grazing, and clone size on Bouteloua eriopoda (black grama) in southern New Mexico grasslands. Four 2-ha plots were established in each of four sites. Fire and grazing were applied or not applied in 1999 such that four treatment combinations were assigned randomly to plots within each site. Within each plot, small (0-10 cm(2) basal area), medium (10-30 cm(2)), and large ( > 30 cm(2)) clones were initially mapped in five 0.91-m(2) quadrats where grass attributes and litter cover were evaluated before and at the end of two growing seasons following fire. Maximum fire temperature was also measured. At a population level, canopy and litter cover were each approximately 50% less in burned than unburned areas. However, compared to initial levels, canopy height had increased by 10% at the end of the study, regardless of fire. At a clonal level, basal cover reductions were attributed mostly to large clones that survived fire. Smaller clone densities had decreased by as much as 19% in burned compared to unburned areas, and fire reduced the basal cover of medium clones. Basal and canopy cover, recruitment, and clone basal area decreased with increased fire temperatures. Almost all responses were independent of grazing, and interactive effects of grazing and fire were not detected. Fire did not kill all perennial grass clones, regardless of size. However, rapid responses were likely influenced by above-average precipitation after fire. Future studies in desert grasslands should examine how perennial grass dynamics are affected by fire, precipitation patterns, and interactions with grazing.

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Damage to Mesquite, Lehmann Lovegrass, and Black Grama by a Hot June Fire

Cited by 46 publications

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Wildland fire in ecosystems: effects of fire on flora

Wildland fire in ecosystems: effects of fire on flora

Fire in Chihuahuan Desert grassland: Short-term effects on vegetation, small mammal populations, and faunal pedoturbation

Population and clonal level responses of a perennial grass following fire in the northern Chihuahuan Desert

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