The Impact of Prescribed Burning, Cutting and Salting on Shrubs in Iva frutescens Dominated Wetlands on Cape Hatteras National Seashore, NC

Bratton SP. 1991. The Impact of Prescribed Burning, Cutting and Salting on Shrubs in Iva frutescens Dominated Wetlands on Cape Hatteras National Seashore, NC. University of North Texas. Denton, TX

Experimental prescribed burning of marsh elder, Iva frutescens, dominated wetlands had little impact on shrub cover or species diversity. Scorched shrubs resprouted almost immediately after a March 1987 burn.

Type
Published Report
Authors
Bratton, Susan
Date of Issue
1991
Publisher
University of North Texas
Units
CAHA
Keywords
Bodie Island Cape Hatteras National Seashore NC, Fire Ecology, Management, marsh elder (Iva frutescens), Marshes & Bogs, Plant Studies, Prescribed Burns, Wetlands

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