Population structure of Adenostoma fasciculatum in mature stands of chamise chaparral in the southern Sierra Nevada, California
Oecologia
By: T.J. Stohlgren, D.J. Parsons, and P.W. Rundel
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Abstract
In the low elevation chaparral areas of Sequoia National Park, California, pure stands of chamise (Adenostoma fasciculatum) are periodically rejuvenated by fire. Mature stands showed considerable variability in density and total biomass even though a positive correlation exists between the two. Mature stands showed a preponderance of individuals in the smaller size classes (inverse-J shape distribution). Dead shrubs found in mature stands also tended to be in the smaller size classes. This relatively high mortality of small individuals is important to post-fire stand development. In addition, resprout and seedling biomass one year after fire both showed inverse-J shaped size-class structures. A positive correlation existed between the preburn basal area of a shrub and its first year resprout biomass. Shrub biomass and distance to nearest neighbor were poorly correlated. A significant correlation existed between stand density and a stand's variance-to-mean ratio, indicating a trend toward more regular spacing as density increases. Pre-burn and fire-induced mortality tended to move the stand towards a more clumped distribution. Seedlings replaced dead individuals after a fire and thus restored regular spacing.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Population structure of Adenostoma fasciculatum in mature stands of chamise chaparral in the southern Sierra Nevada, California |
| Series title | Oecologia |
| DOI | 10.1007/BF00377549 |
| Volume | 64 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Year Published | 1984 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Springer-Verlag |
| Publisher location | Berlin |
| Description | 5 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Oecologia |
| First page | 87 |
| Last page | 91 |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Other Geospatial | Sierra Nevadas |
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