Fire Effects on Blue Grama-Pinyon-Juniper Rangeland in New Mexico
Issue Date
1967-11-01Keywords
fire effectsGrass Crowns
litter
Oneseed Juniper
Fire Characteristics
Heat Intensity
pinyon
Cholla
Juniperus monosperma
herbaceous vegetation
juniper
rangelands
temperature
Pinus edulis
fire
forage production
blue grama
species composition
New Mexico
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Dwyer, D. D., & Pieper, R. D. (1967). Fire effects on blue grama-pinyon-juniper rangeland in New Mexico. Journal of Range Management, 20(6), 359-362.Publisher
Society for Range ManagementJournal
Journal of Range ManagementDOI
10.2307/3896405Additional Links
https://rangelands.org/Abstract
Study of an April 1964 fire in the blue grama-pinyon-juniper vegetation type of New Mexico showed that forage production was reduced significantly the first year on the burned area but recovered by the end of the second. Species composition of herbaceous vegetation was not significantly affected. Loss of live grass crowns was fully recovered by the second year. Litter was significantly less on the burned area all three years of the study. About 24% of the juniper and 13.5% of the pinyon pine were killed by the fire. Cholla less than one ft tall were damaged more by the fire than those 2 to 3 ft tall.Type
textArticle
Language
enISSN
0022-409Xae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.2307/3896405