Fire Ecology Quick Report for Horseshoe Bend National Military Park: Longleaf Pine Density
Burton JA. 2016. Fire Ecology Quick Report for Horseshoe Bend National Military Park: Longleaf Pine Density
For the most part, the density of larger longleaf pine trees has remained constant over the last decade; however, without recruitment of younger generations the decline of this species within Horseshoe Bend NMP is inevitable. Resource and fire management staff with the National Park Service are currently exploring different fire regimes and mechanical strategies in order to better manage the encroaching mesic tree species.
- Type
- Resource Brief
- Authors
- Burton, Jesse
- Date of Issue
- 2016-07-28
- Units
- HOBE
- Keywords
- loblolly pine, longleaf pine, stand density
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Forest/Woodland Communities , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Vegetation Complex , Ecological Framework: Landscapes | Fire and Fuel Dynamics | Fire and Fuel Dynamics