Effects of a Prescribed Fire on Understory Vegetation, Carbon Pools, and Soil Nutrients in a Longleaf Pine-Slash Pine Forest in Florida

2010 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 82-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Lavoie ◽  
G. Starr ◽  
M.C. Mack ◽  
T. A. Martin ◽  
H.L. Gholz
Keyword(s):  
Soil Nutrients ◽  
Prescribed Fire ◽  
Longleaf Pine ◽  
Pine Forest ◽  
Slash Pine ◽  
Understory Vegetation ◽  
Carbon Pools ◽  
Vegetation Carbon

scholarly journals A Comparison of the Attributes of Pine Straw from Southern Pine Species

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 115-122
Author(s):  
Zachary Singh ◽  
Adam Maggard ◽  
Rebecca Barlow ◽  
John Kush
Keyword(s):  
Soil Moisture ◽  
Soil Temperature ◽  
Soil Properties ◽  
Soil Nutrients ◽  
Longleaf Pine ◽  
Pinus Palustris ◽  
Pinus Elliottii ◽  
Slash Pine ◽  
Weed Growth ◽  
Pine Straw

Abstract Longleaf pine (Pinus palustris Mill.), and slash pine (Pinus elliottii Engelm.) are two southern pine species that are popular for producing pine straw for landscaping. The objective of this research was to determine the response of soil properties and weed growth to the application of pine straw. Longleaf pine, slash pine, and two non-mulched controls (with and without chemical weed control) were tested. Volumetric soil water content, soil nutrients, soil temperature, weed biomass, and seedling growth were measured. Compared to non-mulched controls, both longleaf and slash pine plots had a greater soil moisture during extended periods without rainfall in the full sun environment. When soil temperatures increased, mulched plots had lower soil temperature relative to non-mulched plots. Soil pH and soil nutrients were generally similar between pine straw types with few significant differences in measured variables. Both pine straw treatments reduced weed growth and longleaf pine maintained a greater straw depth over the study period compared to slash pine, but no differences were observed for decomposition. These results indicate that longleaf pine straw and slash pine straw perform equally as well in terms of increasing soil moisture, moderating soil temperature, and reducing weed growth compared to not using mulch. Index words: Pinus elliottii, Pinus palustris, organic mulch, soil properties, landscaping. Species used in this study: Shumard oak, Quercus shumardii Buckl., Eastern redbud, Cercis canadensis L.

scholarly journals Intermediate time scale response of atmospheric CO2following prescribed fire in a longleaf pine forest

2016 ◽  
Vol 121 (10) ◽  
pp. 2745-2760 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Viner ◽  
M. Parker ◽  
G. Maze ◽  
P. Varnedoe ◽  
M. Leclerc ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prescribed Fire ◽  
Time Scale ◽  
Longleaf Pine ◽  
Pine Forest ◽  
Scale Response ◽  
Intermediate Time ◽  
Intermediate Time Scale

scholarly journals Characterizing Growing Season Length of Subtropical Coniferous Forests with a Phenological Model

Forests ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 95
Author(s):  
Yuan Gong ◽  
Christina L. Staudhammer ◽  
Susanne Wiesner ◽  
Gregory Starr ◽  
Yinlong Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Soil Water ◽  
Prescribed Fire ◽  
Water Availability ◽  
Longleaf Pine ◽  
Growing Season ◽  
Soil Water Availability ◽  
Future Climate Change ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Phenological Model

Understanding plant phenological change is of great concern in the context of global climate change. Phenological models can aid in understanding and predicting growing season changes and can be parameterized with gross primary production (GPP) estimated using the eddy covariance (EC) technique. This study used nine years of EC-derived GPP data from three mature subtropical longleaf pine forests in the southeastern United States with differing soil water holding capacity in combination with site-specific micrometeorological data to parameterize a photosynthesis-based phenological model. We evaluated how weather conditions and prescribed fire led to variation in the ecosystem phenological processes. The results suggest that soil water availability had an effect on phenology, and greater soil water availability was associated with a longer growing season (LOS). We also observed that prescribed fire, a common forest management activity in the region, had a limited impact on phenological processes. Dormant season fire had no significant effect on phenological processes by site, but we observed differences in the start of the growing season (SOS) between fire and non-fire years. Fire delayed SOS by 10 d ± 5 d (SE), and this effect was greater with higher soil water availability, extending SOS by 18 d on average. Fire was also associated with increased sensitivity of spring phenology to radiation and air temperature. We found that interannual climate change and periodic weather anomalies (flood, short-term drought, and long-term drought), controlled annual ecosystem phenological processes more than prescribed fire. When water availability increased following short-term summer drought, the growing season was extended. With future climate change, subtropical areas of the Southeastern US are expected to experience more frequent short-term droughts, which could shorten the region’s growing season and lead to a reduction in the longleaf pine ecosystem’s carbon sequestration capacity.

scholarly journals Effects of water and nitrogen addition on vegetation carbon pools in a semi-arid temperate steppe

2015 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 621-629 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junqiang Jia ◽  
Yunshe Dong ◽  
Yuchun Qi ◽  
Qin Peng ◽  
Xinchao Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nitrogen Addition ◽  
Carbon Pools ◽  
Temperate Steppe ◽  
Vegetation Carbon ◽  
Semi Arid

Effect of fire on soil nutrients and under storey vegetation in Chir pine forest in Garhwal Himalaya, India

2013 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Munesh Kumar ◽  
Mehraj A. Sheikh ◽  
Jahangeer A. Bhat ◽  
Rainer W. Bussmann
Keyword(s):  
Soil Nutrients ◽  
Pine Forest ◽  
Garhwal Himalaya ◽  
Chir Pine

scholarly journals INSECT POLLINATORS OF THREE RARE PLANTS IN A FLORIDA LONGLEAF PINE FOREST

2002 ◽  
Vol 85 (2) ◽  
pp. 308-316 ◽  
Author(s):  
Theresa L. Pitts-Singer ◽  
James L. Hanula ◽  
Joan L. Walker
Keyword(s):  
Longleaf Pine ◽  
Rare Plants ◽  
Pine Forest ◽  
Insect Pollinators
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