2003 Prescribed Burn Effect on Chihuahuan Desert Grasses and Shrubs at the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico: Shrub Recovery Study (2003-2009)

Authors

Burton Pendleton

Date

2-16-2011

Abstract

Disturbance from fire can affect the abundance and distribution of shrubs and grasses in arid ecosystems. In particular, fire may increase grass and forb production while hindering shrub encroachment. Therefore, prescribed fires are a common management tool for maintaining grassland habitats in the southwest. However, Bouteloua eriopoda (black grama), a dominant species in Chihuahuan Desert grassland, is highly susceptible to fire resulting in death followed by slow recovery rates. A prescribed fire on the Sevilleta National Wildlife refuge in central New Mexico in 2003 provided the opportunity to study the effects of infrequent fires on shrub invasion in this region. This study was conducted along a transition zone where creosote bushes (Larrea tridentata) are encroaching on a black grama grassland.

Handle

http://hdl.handle.net/1928/30030

Other Identifier

SEV164

Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity (KNB) Identifier

knb-lter-sev.164.184120

Document Type

Dataset

Comments

This dataset was originally published on the Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network Data Portal, https://portal.lternet.edu, and potentially via other repositories or portals as described. The Digital Object Identifier (DOI) of the source data package is doi:10.6073/pasta/6f2e80f86a9b3dfb71ed476c7ccfaaa0, and may be accessed at http://dx.doi.org/10.6073/pasta/6f2e80f86a9b3dfb71ed476c7ccfaaa0. Metadata and files included in this record mirror as closely as possible the source data and documentation, with the provenance metadata and quality report generated by the LTER portal reproduced here as '*-provenance.xml' and *-report.html' files, respectively.

Rights

Data Policies: This dataset is released to the public and may be freely downloaded. Please keep the designated Contact person informed of any plans to use the dataset. Consultation or collaboration with the original investigators is strongly encouraged. Publications and data products that make use of the dataset must include proper acknowledgement of the Sevilleta LTER. Datasets must be cited as in the example provided. A copy of any publications using these data must be supplied to the Sevilleta LTER Information Manager. By downloading any data you implicitly acknowledge the LTER Data Policy (http://www.lternet.edu/data/netpolicy.html).

Publisher

Sevilleta Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Project

Source

http://dx.doi.org/10.6073/pasta/6f2e80f86a9b3dfb71ed476c7ccfaaa0

Temporal coverage

2003-06-09 - 2009-12-31

Spatial coverage

McKenzie Flats is located within the northeastern section of the Sevilleta NWR, encompassing an area from Black Butte south to Palo Duro Canyon and east to the Los Pinos.

DOI

doi:10.6073/pasta/6f2e80f86a9b3dfb71ed476c7ccfaaa0

Permanent URL

http://dx.doi.org/10.6073/pasta/6f2e80f86a9b3dfb71ed476c7ccfaaa0

Recommended Citation

Pendleton, Burton (2011-02-16): 2003 Prescribed Burn Effect on Chihuahuan Desert Grasses and Shrubs at the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico: Shrub Recovery Study (2003-2009). Long Term Ecological Research Network. http://dx.doi.org/10.6073/pasta/6f2e80f86a9b3dfb71ed476c7ccfaaa0