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Live oak saplings survive prescribed fire and sprout
Authors
Justin K. VreelandWilliam H. Weitkamp
William D. Tietje
Authors Affiliations
J.K. Vreeland was Staff Research Associate. Vreeland is currently Master's Candidate, Penn State; W.H. Weitkamp is Livestock and Natural Resource Advisor Emeritus, UCCE San Luis Obispo County; W.D. Tietje is Natural Resource Specialist, Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management, UC Berkeley.Publication Information
Hilgardia 55(2):18-22. DOI:10.3733/ca.v055n02p18. March 2001.
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Abstract
Sapling surveys conducted before and after a prescribed fire in an oak woodland revealed that approximately half of marked blue oak and coast live oak saplings were top-killed (aboveground tissue of sapling killed) by the fire. Most top-killed saplings sprouted, and sprout growth was strong within one growing season. Light-intensity prescribed fires probably have little effect on overall sapling survival and recruitment, and may benefit individual saplings by reducing competition and recycling nutrients.
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