Study Number: 

4028

Project Title:

Post-burn study of woody plants at Jacobs Branch and Devil`s Den burn sites, 1991,1992,1994.

Investigator(s):

Barry Clinton  E-Mail | Tel. 828.524.2128 | Biographical Sketch
Affiliated Institution(s): USDA Forest Service                 
Address: Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory
3160 Coweeta Lab Road
Otto, North Carolina 28763
Study Type: Regional
Project Type: Coweeta Research
Study Period:

01/1991 - 12/1994
Status/Notes:

Type 1
Funding Sources:

Man and Biosphere Program, Southern Appalachian Forest Ecosystems Project, US Forest Service
Abstract: None provided.
Location(s), Described: Devils Den, Jacobs Branch West, Jacobs Branch East
Location(s), Download GPS: ArcView Shape Files (shp.):  UTM, NAD83, Zone 17
Location(s), Online Maps: Online Map
Methods/Experimental Design: Woody Plant Codes:
3 - Acer rubrum L. Red Maple
6 - Amelanchier arborea Michaux f. Serviceberry/Sarvis
7 - Betula lenta L. Sweet/Black Birch
10 - Carya glabra (Miller) Sweet Pignut Hickory
13 - Castanea dentata (Marshall) Borkh. American Chestnut
14 - Castanea pumila Miller Allegheny Chinquapin
16 - Cornus Florida L. Flowering Dogwood
22 - Juniperus virginiana L. Eastern Red Cedar
23 - Liriodendron tulipifera L. Yellow/Tulip Poplar
28 - Nyssa sylvatica Marshall var. sylvatica Black Tupelo/Blackgum
30 - Oxydendron arboreum (L.) DC. Sourwood
31 - Pinus echinata Miller Shortleaf Pine
32 - Pinus rigida Miller Pitch Pine
34 - Pinus virginiana Miller Virginia Pine
38 - Quercus alba L. White Oak
39 - Quercus coccinea Muenchh. Scarlet Oak
40 - Quercus falcata Michaux Southern Red Oak
42 - Quercus prinus L. Chestnut Oak
43 - Quercus rubra L. Northern Red Oak
45 - Quercus velutina Lam. Black Oak
47 - Robinia pseudoacacia L. Black Locust
48 - Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Ness Sassafras
55 - Aralia spinosa L. Devil`s Walkingstick
58 - Cornus alternafolia L. f. Alternate-leaf Dogwood
65 - Hamamelis virginiana L. Witch Hazel
67 - Ilex ambigua (Michaux) Torrey var. montana Mountain Holly (deciduous)
74 - Pyrularia pubera Michaux Buffalo Nut
75 - Rhododendron calendulaceum (Michaux) Torrey Flame Azalea
78 - Rhus glabra L. Smooth Sumac
100 - Vitus aestivalis var. argentifolia (Munson) Fernald Silver-leaf Grape
Sampling Frequency: Variable
Data Columns:

year - sampling year
species - woody species name code; codes described in Methods/Experimental Design
tbiomass - total biomass of sample in kilograms per hectare
mdiameter - mean diameter in centimeters
ebio - standard error in caluculating biomass
ediam - standard error in calculating diameter
tstems - total number of stems found at all sites of each woody species

Missing Data Codes: -9999
Publications:

Elliott, K.J., J.M. Vose, B.D. Clinton. 2002. Growth of eastern white pine (Pinus strobes L.) related to forest floor consumption by prescribed fire in the southern Appalachians. Southern Journal of Applied Forestry. 26(1): 18-25.

Clinton, B.D., J.M. Vose, W.T. Swank. 1996. Shifts in aboveground and forest floor carbon and nitrogen pools after felling and burning in the southern Appalachians. Forest Science 42(4):431-441

Clinton, B.C., J.M. Vose. 2000. Plant succession and community restoration following felling and burning in the southern Appalachian Mountains. Pages 22-29 in W. Keith Moser and Cynthia F. Moser (eds.). Fire and Forest Ecology: innovative silviculture and vegetable management. Tall Timbers Fire Ecology Conference Proceedings, No.21. Tall Timbers Research Station, Talahassee, Florida, USA.

Vose. J.M., B.D. Clinton, W.T. Swank. 1993. Fire, drought, and forest management influences on pine/hardwood ecosystems in the southern Appalachians. 12th Conference on Fire and Forest Meteorology, Oct. 26-28, Jekyll Island, Georgia, USA.

Vose, J.M., B.D. Clinton, W.T. Swank. 1993. Site preparation burning to restore pine-hardwood stands: aboveground biomass, forest floor mass, nitrogen carbon pools. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 23:2255-2262.
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