Soil Movement in Established Gullies After A Single Prescribed Burn in the South Carolina Piedmont

Charles T. Cushwa; Melvin Hopkins; Burd S. McGinnes

Soil Movement in Established Gullies After A Single Prescribed Burn in the South Carolina Piedmont

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Charles T. Cushwa, Melvin Hopkins, Burd S. McGinnes

Year:

1971

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Southern Research Station

Source:

Res. Note SE-153. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station. 4 p.

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Abstract

The effect of prescribed burning on soil movement in 25 established gullies was studied on Sumter National Forest, South Carolina. One moderately intense backfire in Piedmont pine communities did not have a measurable effect on soil mov.ement in these gullies. Studies involving the effects of burning on factors other than soil movement are recommended.

Citation

Cushwa, Charles T.; Hopkins, Melvin; McGinnes, Burd S. 1971. Soil Movement in Established Gullies After A Single Prescribed Burn in the South Carolina Piedmont. Res. Note SE-153. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station. 4 p.