On the dry, flat, jack pine-dominated ecosystems of the northern Lake States and eastern Canada, wildfire behavior often produces narrow, remnant strips of unburned trees that provide heterogeneity on a landscape historically shaped by stand-replacing wildfires. The major objective of this research was to describe the natural range of variability of stringer patterns and their persistence and change during the fire-free interval. The historical persistence and importance of these features also highlights their importance on modern fire-prone landscapes, particularly in northern Lower Michigan…
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Variability and Persistence of Post-fire Biological Legacies in Michigan Jack Pine Forests (D. Kashian)
On the dry, flat, jack pine-dominated ecosystems of the northern Lake States and eastern Canada, wildfire behavior often produces narrow, remnant strips of unburned trees that provide heterogeneity on a landscape historically shaped by stand-replacing wildfires. The major objective of this research was to…