Management Tools for Prescribed Burning for Tallgrass Prairie Restoration at the Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area

The Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area (LLELA) is a wildlife management area with tallgrass prairie, an endangered ecosystem. Essential ecosystem processes, especially fire, are part of restoration. To support fire management efforts at LLELA and surrounding areas, this project evaluated and developed tools for fire restoration. The four primary prairie grasses respond favorably to burning. Fuel loads and fuel models vary by scale and survey method. One- and 10-hour fuel moisture can be predicted using a statistical model; 100- and 1,000-hour fuel moisture cannot. Historic weather data suggests that burning can occur when it is most effective. The production of ozone precursors produced by burning is comparable to those emitted every six minutes by regional automobiles.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of North Texas

Year dc:date

2003

Author dc:creator

• Moreno, Maria C.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Waller, William T.
• Dickson, Kenneth L.
• Barry, Dwight

• Grassland fires -- Environmental aspects -- Texas.
• Prairie ecology -- Texas.
• Fire ecology -- Texas.
• fire management
• restoration
• ozone precursors
• ecosystem processes

Statement dc:rights

• Public
• Copyright
• Moreno, Maria C.
• Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

Language dc:language

English

Identifier

oclc: 54453348
untcat: b2581001
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