Where there's smoke, there's fire. As spring nears, Michigan residents may occasionally see some smoke, courtesy of prescribed fires, or burns, carried out in different areas of the state by the DNR. They can be conducted any time of year, but most burns are done in the spring and fal...
We investigated the effects of low-intensity, prescribed spring surface fires at varying intervals in a widely spaced, mature red pine plantation growing on a high quality sandy loam soil in northern Lower Michigan. Measurements of overstory characteristics, as well as the composition and development...
Differences in how fires burn in the two seasons might also influence arthropod populations. Due to higher moisture content of surface fuels, early season burns consumed less total fuel and were patchier, leaving behind a greater amount of unburned habitat (Knapp et al. 2005). The ability of...
eastern massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus)extinctionlitter sizeMichiganprescribed firereproductive frequency—The eastern massasauga rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus) is a threatened species that occurs in habitats frequently targeted by prescribed burns. There have been reports of massasauga mortality as a ...
Effects of Interactions among Two Prescribed Fires, Cover Type, and Canopy Cover on Oak and Red Maple Regeneration in Northern Lower Michigan... W William 被引量: 0发表: 2010年 The long-term effects of low intensity fires in a mature red pine (Pinus resinosa Ait.) plantation. This study...