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The effects of fire intensity on the regeneration of mixed forest tree species in the Clear Hill/Mount Wedge area
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Jordan, GJ and Patmore, C and Duncan, F and Luttrell, S, The effects of fire intensity on the regeneration of mixed forest tree species in the Clear Hill/Mount Wedge area, Tasforests, 4 pp. 25-38. ISSN 1033-8306 (1992) [Refereed Article]
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Abstract
Surveys of the regeneration of eucalypts,
rainforest tree species and Acacia species have
been carried out in clearfelled mixed forest coupes
in the Clear Hill/Mount Wedge area, five to eight
years after regeneration burns. For most species,
including eucalypts, stocking rates were not
significantly different between mudstone and
quartzite. Eucalypt regeneration was taller and
more vigorous on mudstone sites. Eucalypts
appear to regenerate to adequate stocking levels on
many sites with low intensity burns, though the
proportion of understocked areas requiring
remedial treatment is greater tlwn on comparable
sites which have had hotter burns. On sites with
high fire intensities, eucalypt stocking rates are
appropriate for future pulpwood production but
thinning may be required if sawlog production is
the main priority. Rainforest and Acacia species
regenerate more successfully in the absence of fire
or following low intensity burns than they do
following high intensity burns. The regeneration
of understoreys containing the range of mixed
forest tree species may be desirable for ecological,
aesthetic and commercial reasons.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | clearfell, succession |
Research Division: | Biological Sciences |
Research Group: | Ecology |
Research Field: | Terrestrial ecology |
Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
Objective Group: | Expanding knowledge |
Objective Field: | Expanding knowledge in the environmental sciences |
UTAS Author: | Jordan, GJ (Professor Greg Jordan) |
ID Code: | 88881 |
Year Published: | 1992 |
Deposited By: | Plant Science |
Deposited On: | 2014-02-19 |
Last Modified: | 2017-08-22 |
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