B.C. Ministry of Forests Forest Science Program
			Abstract for IWR39

		Vegetation Response to Slashburning: A 3-year Progress Report
		Author or Ministry contact: L.D. Peterson
		Branch: Research
		Subject: Fire Ecology
		Series: Integrated Wildlife Intensive Forestry Research
		Other details: Published June 1989.

Abstract

This report documents initial findings on the response of vegetation to different intensities of slashburning on fire-sensitive sites. The study sites were 3-year-old clearcuts at mid-elevation on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Two fire intensities plus an unburned comparison were replicated in a balanced, incomplete block design. Ocular estimates of percent cover of all ground forage were conducted prior to treatment and 1 and 2 years after burning.

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