Vegetation response to prescribed fire in the Shoshone mountains of Nevada
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posted on 2024-09-13, 16:21authored byJeanne C. Chambers, David Board, Jessica Dhaemers, Alicia L. Reiner
This data publication contains measurements of understory vegetation following spring prescribed fire in the Shoshone Mountain Range of central Nevada on the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest in Nye and Lander Counties. The measurements include both control and treatment data with estimates of aerial cover and biomass of herbaceous species along with shrub measurements such as volumes, height, maximum crown diameter, perpendicular diameter, life stage, and record of dead shrubs. To examine the recovery of understory vegetation following spring prescribed fire over an elevation gradient for high, intermediate and low tree covers in central Nevada. Original data publication was compiled on 8/31/2010. On 10/14/1010 minor edits were made to the metadata such as editorial changes to Methodology section, the Entity and Attributes section, as well as the addition of two data sets to the Cross-References section. Variable names within the data sets were also modified to enhance the understanding of the data. Metadata were again modified on 11/15/2011 to adjust citation to include the addition of a DOI (digital object identifier). Minor metadata updates on 02/20/2013. Minor metadata updates on 12/20/2016 and 10/31/2019.
USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station
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These data were collected using funding from the U.S. Government and can be used without additional permissions or fees. If you use these data in a publication, presentation, or other research product please use the following citation:
Chambers, Jeanne C.; Board, David; Dhaemers, Jessica; Reiner, Alicia L. 2010. Vegetation response to prescribed fire in the Shoshone mountains of Nevada. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2010-0016
The study area is part of the Joint Fire Sciences Demonstration Area on "Ecosystem Response to Watershed-scale Burns in Great Basin Pinyon-Juniper Woodlands". It is located in the Shoshone Mountai...