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Prescribed Burning and Clear-Cutting Effects on Understory Vegetation in a Pinus canariensis Stand (Gran Canaria)
Prescribed fires are a powerful tool for reducing fire hazards by decreasing amounts of fuel. The main objective is to analyze the effects of prescribed burning on the understory vegetation composition as well as on the soil characteristics of a reforested stand of Pinus canariensis. The study attem...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4134779/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25147839 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/215418 |
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author | Arévalo, José Ramón Fernández-Lugo, Silvia García-Domínguez, Celia Naranjo-Cigala, Agustín Grillo, Federico Calvo, Leonor |
author_facet | Arévalo, José Ramón Fernández-Lugo, Silvia García-Domínguez, Celia Naranjo-Cigala, Agustín Grillo, Federico Calvo, Leonor |
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description | Prescribed fires are a powerful tool for reducing fire hazards by decreasing amounts of fuel. The main objective is to analyze the effects of prescribed burning on the understory vegetation composition as well as on the soil characteristics of a reforested stand of Pinus canariensis. The study attempts to identify the effects of the preburning treatment of cutting understory vegetation on the floristic parameters of the vegetation community. This study was carried out for two years following a prescribed fire in a Canarian pine stand. Cutting and burning treatment affected species composition and increased diversity. Burnt and cut plots were characterized by a diverse array of herbaceous species and by a lower abundance of Teline microphylla (endemic legume), although burning apparently induced its germination. Cut treatment was more consistently differentiated from the control plots than burnt treatment. Soil K decreased after both treatments, pH slightly decreased after cutting, while P and Ca increased after fire. From an ecological point of view, prescribed burning is a better management practice than cutting the woody species of the understory. However, long-term studies would be necessary to evaluate the effects of fire intensity, season and frequency in which the prescribed burning is applied. |
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spelling | pubmed-41347792014-08-21 Prescribed Burning and Clear-Cutting Effects on Understory Vegetation in a Pinus canariensis Stand (Gran Canaria) Arévalo, José Ramón Fernández-Lugo, Silvia García-Domínguez, Celia Naranjo-Cigala, Agustín Grillo, Federico Calvo, Leonor ScientificWorldJournal Research Article Prescribed fires are a powerful tool for reducing fire hazards by decreasing amounts of fuel. The main objective is to analyze the effects of prescribed burning on the understory vegetation composition as well as on the soil characteristics of a reforested stand of Pinus canariensis. The study attempts to identify the effects of the preburning treatment of cutting understory vegetation on the floristic parameters of the vegetation community. This study was carried out for two years following a prescribed fire in a Canarian pine stand. Cutting and burning treatment affected species composition and increased diversity. Burnt and cut plots were characterized by a diverse array of herbaceous species and by a lower abundance of Teline microphylla (endemic legume), although burning apparently induced its germination. Cut treatment was more consistently differentiated from the control plots than burnt treatment. Soil K decreased after both treatments, pH slightly decreased after cutting, while P and Ca increased after fire. From an ecological point of view, prescribed burning is a better management practice than cutting the woody species of the understory. However, long-term studies would be necessary to evaluate the effects of fire intensity, season and frequency in which the prescribed burning is applied. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014 2014-07-24 /pmc/articles/PMC4134779/ /pubmed/25147839 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/215418 Text en Copyright © 2014 José Ramón Arévalo et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Arévalo, José Ramón Fernández-Lugo, Silvia García-Domínguez, Celia Naranjo-Cigala, Agustín Grillo, Federico Calvo, Leonor Prescribed Burning and Clear-Cutting Effects on Understory Vegetation in a Pinus canariensis Stand (Gran Canaria) |
title | Prescribed Burning and Clear-Cutting Effects on Understory Vegetation in a Pinus canariensis Stand (Gran Canaria) |
title_full | Prescribed Burning and Clear-Cutting Effects on Understory Vegetation in a Pinus canariensis Stand (Gran Canaria) |
title_fullStr | Prescribed Burning and Clear-Cutting Effects on Understory Vegetation in a Pinus canariensis Stand (Gran Canaria) |
title_full_unstemmed | Prescribed Burning and Clear-Cutting Effects on Understory Vegetation in a Pinus canariensis Stand (Gran Canaria) |
title_short | Prescribed Burning and Clear-Cutting Effects on Understory Vegetation in a Pinus canariensis Stand (Gran Canaria) |
title_sort | prescribed burning and clear-cutting effects on understory vegetation in a pinus canariensis stand (gran canaria) |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4134779/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25147839 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/215418 |
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