
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Wade, DD 
T1  - Thinning Young Loblolly Pine Stands With Fire
JF  - International Journal of Wildland Fire
JO  - Int. J. Wildland Fire
Y1  - 1993
VL  - 3
IS  - 3
SP  - 169
EP  - 178
KW  - Fire effects; Tree mortality; Stand density control;Georgia, USA
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/WF9930169 
N2  - The relationship between fire-caused stem girdling and groundline diameter (GLD) in loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) was determined. Results of 10 experimental prescribed bums conducted across a wide range of ambient temperature conditions during both the dormant and growing season demonstrate that low-intensity backing fires (< 346 KW/m) are an effective tool to eliminate loblolly pines less than 3.8 cm (1.5 in.) GLD. Wide differences in ambient temperature at time of burning did not affect stem kill of unscorched trees in this study. Virtually all fire-caused mortality took place within four months postburn. A predictive model that explained 92% of the variation in mortality was developed to facilitate the use of fire to thin young, overcrowded loblolly pine stands in the southeastern United States. Use of this model in conjunction with a preburn stand survey allows estimation of the number and distribution of survivors prior to ignition. 
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