CENTRE ON THE PROBLEMS OF ECOLOGY AND PRODUCTIVITY OF FORESTS
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CENTRE ON THE PROBLEMS OF ECOLOGY AND PRODUCTIVITY OF FORESTS |
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M.D. Evdokimenko Fire-induced disturbance of forest growth habitat of pines in Transbaikal and the consequences for silviculture // Forest Science (Lesovedenie). 2014. No 1. С.3-12. The results of the post-fire microclimate and soil hydrothermal regime dynamics study in the pine stands are reported. In the early years after intensive fire the contrasting differences in soil temperature between the burnt forest and control reaching up to 20C during fair weather in summer were observed. The increased heating of soil was observed down to the depth of 120 cm. Fire-induced water losses depend on location, being medium on flat sites, and critically drying on steep slopes. Worsening of forest growth habitat after fire negatively reflected on productivity and structure of the pines. Forest restoration on robust fire-sites occurs with prevalent shift from pines to deciduous species, with local deforestation in dry forest-steppe. Pine forest, fire, microclimate, soil hydrothermal regime, stand productivity, restoration, deforestation.. |
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