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Prescribed Burning for Regeneration

1991
The character of most forest ecosystems in the southern U.S. has been shaped by fire. Indians and early settlers burned the woods for many purposes. After a period of trying to exclude fire, foresters recognized its value as an ecological force and its necessity as a management tool. This chapter describes the history of prescribed burning in the South,
David H. Van Lear, Thomas A. Waldrop
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Collembola Populations and Prescribed Burning

Environmental Entomology, 1975
Collembola were collected over a period of 10 months on plots which were not burned (control), burned periodically (every 5 to 8 years), and burned annually. Significantly more Collembola were collected on the controls than on the annually burned plots.
Louis J. Metz, Daniel L. Dindal
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Prescribed Burning

Journal of Forestry, 1975
Abstract Prescribed burning is a preferred treatment in many fuel management situations because of its low cost, compatibility with other land-use objectives, and little or no undesirable side effects. The problems, limitation, and associated consequences of fire treatments are evaluated and compared with alternatives.
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Encountering the burn: Prescribed burns as contact zones

Environment and Planning E: Nature and Space, 2019
Encounters with fire and landscapes that burn have the potential to be both disastrous and life-giving events. In Canadian national parks, where a century of fire suppression has ruled human encounters with fire adapted landscapes, fire managers and ecologists are eagerly returning fire to diverse ecosystems in the hopes of building healthier ...
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Prescribed Burning in Florida

Journal of Forestry, 1947
Abstract Much of the controversy about prescribed burning, even where the need is greatest, concerns the practicability of getting the job done properly. Successful prescribed burning requires that the purpose of the burn be clearly defined and that the technique be such as to minimize the sum of costs and damages. The author summarizes
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