A Survey of Trees on a Herbicide Treated Test Area, Eglin AFB, Florida
Abstract
A survey was made of trees growing on the 1 square mile instrumented test grid of Test Area C-52A, Eglin Air Force Base Reservation, Florida. This area had previously been subjected to land clearing operations and heavy herbicide deposition. The active herbicide ingredients have disappeared, but there were still many large areas devoid of young trees. The absence of trees in these areas was apparently due to heavy herbicide deposition which prevented regeneration from roots of previous trees and the lack of soil moisture, which has retarded the germination of seeds. The lack of soil moisture was principally attributed to the previous removal of ground cover and consequent drying effects of the wind. The areas with the most trees were generally outside of the herbicide spray aircraft primary flightpaths and were in more moist soil. Young oak trees, sprouting from roots, were predominant on the test area and were in contrast to the surrounding pine forest. Additional studies were recommended to evaluate future vegetative succession.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 1974
- Accession Number
- ADB002567
Entities
People
- Charles I. Miller
- Don D. Harrison
- Fred D. Bartleson