Effects of fire retardant chemical and fire suppressant foam on shrub steppe vegetation in northern Nevada
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Abstract
The objectives of this study were to determine the effects of fire retardantchemical (Phos-Chek G75-F*) and fire suppressant foam (Silv-Ex) application,alone and in combination with fire, on Great Basin shrub steppe vegetation. Wemeasured growth, resprouting, flowering, and incidence of galling insects onChrysothamnus viscidiflorusandArtemisia tridentata. These characteristics were notaffected by any chemical treatment. We measured community characteristics,including species richness, evenness, and diversity, and number of stems ofwoody and herbaceous plants in riparian and upland plots. Of these characteristics, only species richness and number ofstems/m2 clearly responded to the chemicaltreatments, and the response was modified by fire. In general, speciesrichness declined, especially after Phos-Chek application. However, by the endof the growing season, species richness did not differ between treated andcontrol plots. Acanonical variate analysis suggested that burning had agreater influence on community composition than did the chemical treatments.In general, riparian areas showed more significant responses to the treatmentsthan did upland areas, and June applications produced greater changes inspecies richness and stem density than did July applications.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Effects of fire retardant chemical and fire suppressant foam on shrub steppe vegetation in northern Nevada |
| Series title | International Journal of Wildland Fire |
| DOI | 10.1071/WF00013 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Year Published | 1999 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | International Association of Wildland Fire |
| Contributing office(s) | Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | 13 p. |
| First page | 115 |
| Last page | 127 |
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