DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2016.07.039
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-84979900770
论文题名: Burn regime matters: A review of the effects of prescribed fire on vertebrates in the longleaf pine ecosystem
作者: Darracq A.K. ; Boone W.W. ; IV ; McCleery R.A.
刊名: Forest Ecology and Management
ISSN: 0378-1127
出版年: 2016
卷: 378 起始页码: 214
结束页码: 221
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Diversity
; Longleaf pine
; Prescribed burning
; Restoration
; Vertebrates
Scopus关键词: Animals
; Biodiversity
; Birds
; Ecology
; Forestry
; Image reconstruction
; Mammals
; Diversity
; Longleaf pine
; Longleaf pine ecosystems
; Management objectives
; Prescribed burning
; Red-cockaded woodpeckers
; Scientific literature
; Vertebrates
; Ecosystems
; biodiversity
; coniferous tree
; conservation management
; deciduous tree
; forest ecosystem
; habitat creation
; habitat management
; literature review
; prescribed burning
; restoration ecology
; vertebrate
; wildlife management
; United States
; Amphibia
; Aves
; Mammalia
; Picoides borealis
; Pinus palustris
; Quercus
; Reptilia
; Vertebrata
英文摘要: A clear understanding of how management influences vertebrate biodiversity is critical for the conservation of rare ecosystems, such as the longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) ecosystem in the southeastern United States. We used scientific literature to assess how vertebrate use of the longleaf pine ecosystem (High or low) differed in response to high (1–3 years), moderate (>3–5 years), and low (>5 years) burn frequencies. For all species combined, we found that the number of high use (HU) species associated with moderately burned forests (n = 140) was 22% and 33% greater than in high (n = 115) and low burn (n = 105) frequency forests, respectively. This pattern was most clear for Aves and Reptilia. Specifically, the number of HU species associated with moderate burn frequencies (Aves – n = 69; Reptilia – n = 36) was 21% and 25% greater for Aves and 56 and 63% greater for Reptilia than high (Aves – n = 57; Reptilia – n = 23) and low burn frequencies (Aves – n = 55; Reptilia – n = 22), respectively. We found no difference in the number of HU species across burn frequencies for Amphibia or Mammalia. For species considered longleaf pine specialists, across all vertebrate taxa the number of HU species was associated with areas of high and moderate burn frequencies. We posit that moderate burn frequencies had the greatest number of HU species because of requirements for multiple habitat types, structural diversity, and habitat components that are reduced in, or not provided by, areas with high burn frequencies. If conservation of specific longleaf pine specialists that rely on habitat created by high fire frequencies (e.g. Red-cockaded woodpeckers) is the objective, we suggest managing with high burn frequencies at the local scale. Conversely, if management objectives include maximizing wildlife diversity, managers should use a more variable fire regime across the landscape, from annual to less frequent 5 year burn intervals, to maintain localized patches of oaks and increase the compositional and structural diversity within the system. © 2016 Elsevier B.V. Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/64765
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作者单位: Department of Biology, University of North Georgia, 151 Sunset Blvd., Dahlonega, GA, United States; Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida, 110 Newins-Ziegler Hall, P.O. Box 110430, Gainesville, FL, United States
Recommended Citation:
Darracq A.K.,Boone W.W.,IV,et al. Burn regime matters: A review of the effects of prescribed fire on vertebrates in the longleaf pine ecosystem[J]. Forest Ecology and Management,2016-01-01,378