PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATIONS OF REGENERATION PATTERNS FOLLOWING WILDFIRE IN THE BOREAL FOREST OF NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO

Authors

  • P. R. Croskery
  • P. F. Lee

Abstract

A vegetation survey was initiated to monitor the pattern of natural revegetation resulting from a 1976 forest fire in the Ignace area of Ontario. During the period 1976 to 1980, a total of 316 site inventories on burnt and non-burnt sites was conducted recording 88 different species in 32 sampling days. Ground cover vegetation on burnt-over areas reached the same density as that of non-burn areas in the third growing season following the fire. By the fifth year following the fire, shrub cover was re-established at an approximate height of 2 m. and with a cover factor of 75% pre-burn conditions. No significant change in canopy cover on burnt-over areas was noted during the 5 year study. The greatest changes in species numbers occurred during the first 2 growing seasons. Two types of vegetational species changes were noted, annual succession and re-colonization. Each was identified during the first 3 growing seasons.

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Published

1981-01-01

How to Cite

Croskery, P. R., & Lee, P. F. (1981). PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATIONS OF REGENERATION PATTERNS FOLLOWING WILDFIRE IN THE BOREAL FOREST OF NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO. Alces: A Journal Devoted to the Biology and Management of Moose, 17, 229–256. Retrieved from https://alcesjournal.org/index.php/alces/article/view/1613