Determining appropriate fire frequencies for oak savannas in two Ontario Provincial Parks

dc.contributor.authorEtwell, Tracey
dc.contributor.authorBazely, Dawn
dc.date.accessioned2011-08-29T06:55:03Z
dc.date.available2011-08-29T06:55:03Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.descriptionArticle in Conference Proceedingsen
dc.description.abstractPrescribed burning is a popular management tool in many prairie and savanna restorations. In Ontario's globally rare oak savanna plant communities it is viewed as a means of restoring historic disturbance regimes essential for the maintenance of native species. Prescribed burn plans have been implemented at two Carolinian provincial parks, Rondeau and Pinery. Our goals are to establish a framework for the restoration of oak savanna communities that is based on the principles of restoration ecology and adaptive management. Since burning has both short and long-term effects, effective monitoring of plant community responses is essential. A key to success will be ensuring that protocols for measuring long-term plant community responses to burning, that are designed to be carried out by researchers with varying levels of field expertise yield sound data.
dc.identifier.citationEtwell, T. and Bazely, D. R. 2004. Determining appropriate fire frequencies for oak savannas in two Ontario Provincial Parks. Proceedings of the 6th Parks Research Forum of Ontario, 2004: Protected Areas and Watershed Management. pp. 433-442.en
dc.identifier.isbn1-894072-54-5
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/9854
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherHeritage Resources Centre, University of Waterlooen
dc.rights.articlehttp://casiopa.mediamouse.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/PRFO-2003-Proceedings-p433-440-Etwell-and-Bazely.pdfen
dc.subjectAdaptive managementen
dc.subjectRestoration ecologyen
dc.subjectOak savannaen
dc.subjectPrescribed burningen
dc.titleDetermining appropriate fire frequencies for oak savannas in two Ontario Provincial Parksen
dc.typeArticleen

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