Florida Panther Habitat Use in Response ro Prescribed Fire at Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge and Big Cypress National Preserve
Dees CS, Clark JD, VanManen FT. 1999. Florida Panther Habitat Use in Response ro Prescribed Fire at Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge and Big Cypress National Preserve. Final Report. Knoxville, Tennessee
Fire is considered a valuable habitat management technique to meet many wildlife, silvicultural, and recreational goals on public and private lands. Prescribed bums can increase vertical diversity (Payne and Bryant 1994) and quality and quantity of forage including grass, browse, and fruit. Many species evolved in fire-dominated ecosystems (Starkey 1984) and Komarek (1969) suggested that some wildlife thrive on disturbances such as controlled burning. The primary concerns are how, when, and where to apply fire to control ecological structure.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Dees, Catherine; Clark, Joseph; VanManen, Frank
- Date of Issue
- 1999-07-08
- Units
- BICY
- Keywords
- Animal Studies, Biology, Ecology, Florida Panther (Felis concolor coryi), Habitats, Management, Plan, Preservation, Recovery