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Title:
Biomass, fuel load, and litter measurements before prescribed fire in the Shoshone mountains of Nevada
Author(s):
Tausch, Robin J.
Publication Year:
2010
How to Cite:
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Tausch, Robin J. 2010. Biomass, fuel load, and litter measurements after prescribed fire in the Shoshone mountains of Nevada. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2010-0005
Abstract:
This data publication contains measurements of biomass and fuel load data for sampled trees as well as the litter and dead parts of the trees following spring prescribed fire in the Shoshone Mountain Range of central Nevada on the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest in Nye and Lander Counties.

Keywords:
prescribed fire; pinyon-juniper woodlands; allometry; tree biomass; crown structure; fuel loads; crown growth patterns; tree form; biota; environment; Fire; Prescribed fire; Fire effects on environment ; Nevada; Great Basin; Central Nevada; Shoshone Range; Underdown Canyon; United States
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  • Rau, B.M.; Chambers, J.C.; Blank, R.R.; Miller, W.W. 2005. Hydrologic response of a central Nevada pinyon-juniper woodland to prescribed fire. Rangeland Ecology and Management. 56:614-622. doi: 10.2111/04-092.1. https://doi.org/10.2111/04-092.1
  • Reiner, A.L. . 2004. Fuel load and understory community changes associated with varying elevation and pinyon-juniper dominance. Masters Thesis. Reno, NV: University of Nevada Reno.
  • Tausch, Robin J. 2009. A structurally based analytic model for estimation of biomass and fuel loads of woodland trees. Natural Resource Modeling. 22(4): 463-488. https://research.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/34065
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