Micro-environmental study of soil temperature and moisture in proximity to logs during forest thinning and slash burning
Parmenter RR and Losleben M. 2023. Micro-environmental study of soil temperature and moisture in proximity to logs during forest thinning and slash burning. National Park Service
This data set was generated during a 7-year study of soil micro-environmental dynamics of temperature and moisture at 3 soil depths (10, 20 and 30 cm) beneath and adjacent to logs. Four logs were instrumented with soil temperature and moisture sensors, and an associated weather station. Two logs were controls, and two were subjected to forest thinning and subsequent slash burning. 2015-2017 = pretreatment; 2018-2019 = post-thinning; 2020-2022 = post-fire. See journal article from FORESTS for details and results.
- Type
- Tabular Dataset
- Authors
- Parmenter, Robert; Losleben, Mark
- Date of Issue
- 2023-04-19
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- VALL
- Keywords
- Forest thinning, log., microclimate, microenvironment, planned fire, prescribed fire, soil moisture, soil temperature
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Air and Climate | Weather and Climate | Weather and Climate , Ecological Framework: Geology and Soils | Soil Quality | Soil Function and Dynamics , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Forest/Woodland Communities , Ecological Framework: Landscapes | Fire and Fuel Dynamics | Fire and Fuel Dynamics , NPS.gov Subject Site: Fire , NPS.gov Subject Site: Forests, Woods & Shrublands , NPS.gov Subject Site: Science