Essays Tagged: "Pinus ponderosa"

Wilderness Area.

purpose. Species adaptations such as thick, insulating bark enable species such as ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa Laws.) to survive periodic fires, and the development of serotinous cones like those ... e periodic fires, and the development of serotinous cones like those often found on lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta ex Dougl.) that ensure rapid establishment following fire events (Heinselman 1981).Al ...

(20 pages) 137 0 3.9 Jul/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Forestry

A Residential Wilderness: Life in the Wild land-Urban Interface

ess without burning it down or forever altering the aesthetics.BackgroundOur 10,000-hectare area of ponderosa pine ecosystem in northern Arizona is particularly susceptible to health problems and majo ... f large diameter, widely spaced trees visited frequently by low-intensity, surface fires. “The ponderosa pines have developed evolutionary traits such as: thick bark, prolific seed production, ra ...

(7 pages) 22 0 5.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Science Essays > Forestry

Restoring health to ponderosa pine ecosystems while reducing threats of wildfire within the wildland-urban interface.

Management practices such as the suppression and exclusion of fire in the Southwestern ponderosa pine ecosystem have created problems by notably disturbing natural fire patterns and nativ ... nagers and residents of this ecosystem.Restoration and hazardous fuel reduction of the Southwestern ponderosa pine ecosystem should be the only methods used to reduce the threat of wildfires within th ... ell as revitalize and sustain the health of this ecosystem.Before European-American settlement, the ponderosa pine ecosystem consisted of large diameter, widely spaced trees visited frequently by low- ...

(11 pages) 22 0 5.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Science Essays > Forestry