Old School and High Tech: A Comparison of Methods to Quantify Ashe Juniper Biomass as Fuel or Forage
| Autor: | Jay P. Angerer, Lonesome Malambo, Douglas R. Tolleson, Morgan L. Treadwell, Edward C. Rhodes, Reid Redden, Sorin C. Popescu |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
0106 biological sciences
Biomass (ecology) 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences Ecology Light detection biology Geography Planning and Development Forestry Forage Fuel load Management Monitoring Policy and Law Herbaceous plant biology.organism_classification 01 natural sciences 010601 ecology Grazing Environmental science Juniper Rangeland 0105 earth and related environmental sciences |
| Zdroj: | Rangelands. 41:159-168 |
| ISSN: | 0190-0528 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.rala.2019.06.001 |
| Popis: | On the Ground • Ashe juniper invasion is a widespread issue on Texas and Oklahoma rangelands. Increased densities of Ashe juniper trees increase the risk of wildfire and decrease herbaceous forage production. • Browsing animals, such as goats, are one tool that can be used to effectively reduce juniper fuel. • In order to estimate the available biomass, allometric measurements were compared against three-dimensional Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) scans of whole juniper plants. • Accurate measurements of standing juniper browse and fuel load can be vital information for decision support of grazing management and wildland fire mitigation, especially in the ever-growing wildland-urban interface. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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