GIS Development and Support for Fort Huachuca, Arizona/Fire Based Restoration of Biodiversity in Ecosystems Dominated by Non-Native Grasses

Abstract

Because increased abundance of nonnative lovegrasses likely is detrimental to some native species and to overall biological diversity in the southwestern United States, we initiated an experimental assessment of the influence of fire regime on abundance of nonnative lovegrasses and biological diversity. Our specific objectives are to (1) determine effects of fire season on responses of biotic communities, and (2) quantify relationships between biological guilds before and after burning and through post-fire recovery. This experiment is taking place within grasslands and Prosopis savannas at the Fort Huachuca Military Reservation (FHMR) (three replicates in each of two years).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA408078

Entities

People

  • D. P. Guertin
  • Guy R. Mcpherson
  • Robert J. Steidl

Organizations

  • University of Arizona

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Animals
  • Biomedical Research
  • Birds
  • Communities
  • Data Analysis
  • Ecology
  • Ecosystems
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • New York
  • Plants
  • Rocky Mountains
  • Rodents
  • Sampling
  • Standards
  • United States
  • Wildlife
  • Wildlife Management

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Wetland-Land-Environmental Management.