Plant composition responses to single and repeated prescribed burns at Big Meadows, Shenandoah National Park

Baxter EE. 1978. Plant composition responses to single and repeated prescribed burns at Big Meadows, Shenandoah National Park. James Madison University

This dissertation discusses four dormant season burning regimes in relation to relative and absolute plant community cover at Big Meadows, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia. The overall conclusion was that prescribed burning at Big Meadows results in a transient reduction in plant community biomass which is compensated for within one or two growing seasons with little impact on the species community as measured by plant cover

Type
Academic
Authors
Baxter, Emily
Date of Issue
1978-11-21
Publisher
James Madison University
Units
SHEN
Keywords
Ecology, Ecology (Aquatic Marine Terrestrial), Environmental Impact, Plant Communities, Plant Studies, Prescribed Burns, Research Report, Thesis

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