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Fire Effects on Blue Grama-Pinyon-Juniper Rangeland in New Mexico
Author
Dwyer, D. D.
Pieper, R. D.
Publisher
Society for Range Management
Publication Year
1967-11-01
Body

Study of an April 1964 fire in the blue grama-pinyon-juniper vegetation type of New Mexico showed that forage production was reduced significantly the first year on the burned area but recovered by the end of the second. Species composition of herbaceous vegetation was not significantly affected. Loss of live grass crowns was fully recovered by the second year. Litter was significantly less on the burned area all three years of the study. About 24% of the juniper and 13.5% of the pinyon pine were killed by the fire. Cholla less than one ft tall were damaged more by the fire than those 2 to 3 ft tall. This material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Journal of Range Management archives are made available by the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. Contact lbry-journals@email.arizona.edu for further information. Migrated from OJS platform August 2020

Language
en
Resource Type
Text
Document Type
Journal Issue/Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.2307/3896405
Additional Information
Dwyer, D. D., & Pieper, R. D. (1967). Fire effects on blue grama-pinyon-juniper rangeland in New Mexico. Journal of Range Management, 20(6), 359-362.
IISN
0022-409X
OAI Identifier
oai:repository.arizona.edu:10150/647796
Journal Volume
20
Journal Number
6
Journal Pages
359-362
Journal Name
Journal of Range Management
Keywords
fire effects
Grass Crowns
litter
Oneseed Juniper
Fire Characteristics
Heat Intensity
pinyon
Cholla
Juniperus monosperma
herbaceous vegetation
juniper
rangelands
temperature
Pinus edulis
fire
forage production
blue grama
species composition
New Mexico