Fire temperature effects on perennial grasses from northwestern Patagonian grasslands

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Gonzalez, Sofia Laura; Ghermandi, Luciana; Pelaez, Daniel V.
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2015
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Post-fire recovery of perennial plants depends on their capacity to regrow from surviving meristems. Plants are adapted to a particular fire regime, which can be altered by human activities and climatic change. Therefore, predicting the impact of changing fire regimes on post-fire vegetation recovery has become a major ecological concern. We studied the effects of fire temperature on survival and growth of the dominant tussock grasses Festuca pallescens and Pappostipa speciosa for two post-fire growing seasons in NW Patagonian grasslands. Using a portable propane burner, we applied two fire temperature treatments to individual plants: 200–500 °C (low temperature) and 500–900 °C (high temperature). Plant mortality was higher in F. pallescens than in P. speciosa, possibly due to morphological differences. Fire damaged active meristems in both species, which delayed emergence of new tillers. This in turn affected leaf length of tillers, which was lower in burned plants during the first growing season. Despite this, growth rate was higher in burned plants once they regrow only during the first growing season. In summer, post-fire hot and dry conditions affected F. pallescens survival. Although fire temperature affected negatively F. pallescens survival, both tussock grasses recovered quickly after the experimental burns. This response could favour their persistence and dominance in the community. Our study increases understanding of post-fire responses in grasslands and will provide important rangeland management information for grasslands in Patagonia.
Fil: Gonzalez, Sofia Laura. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigación En Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Comahue; Argentina
Fil: Ghermandi, Luciana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigación En Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Comahue; Argentina
Fil: Pelaez, Daniel V.. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Bahía Blanca. Centro de Recursos Naturales Renovables de la Zona Semiárida(i); Argentina. Provincia de Buenos Aires. Gobernación. Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Sur; Argentina
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Fire Intensity
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spelling Fire temperature effects on perennial grasses from northwestern Patagonian grasslandsGonzalez, Sofia LauraGhermandi, LucianaPelaez, Daniel V.Climate ChangeFire IntensityFire RegimeTussock Grasseshttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/4.5https://purl.org/becyt/ford/4Post-fire recovery of perennial plants depends on their capacity to regrow from surviving meristems. Plants are adapted to a particular fire regime, which can be altered by human activities and climatic change. Therefore, predicting the impact of changing fire regimes on post-fire vegetation recovery has become a major ecological concern. We studied the effects of fire temperature on survival and growth of the dominant tussock grasses Festuca pallescens and Pappostipa speciosa for two post-fire growing seasons in NW Patagonian grasslands. Using a portable propane burner, we applied two fire temperature treatments to individual plants: 200–500 °C (low temperature) and 500–900 °C (high temperature). Plant mortality was higher in F. pallescens than in P. speciosa, possibly due to morphological differences. Fire damaged active meristems in both species, which delayed emergence of new tillers. This in turn affected leaf length of tillers, which was lower in burned plants during the first growing season. Despite this, growth rate was higher in burned plants once they regrow only during the first growing season. In summer, post-fire hot and dry conditions affected F. pallescens survival. Although fire temperature affected negatively F. pallescens survival, both tussock grasses recovered quickly after the experimental burns. This response could favour their persistence and dominance in the community. Our study increases understanding of post-fire responses in grasslands and will provide important rangeland management information for grasslands in Patagonia.Fil: Gonzalez, Sofia Laura. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigación En Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Comahue; ArgentinaFil: Ghermandi, Luciana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigación En Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Comahue; ArgentinaFil: Pelaez, Daniel V.. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Bahía Blanca. Centro de Recursos Naturales Renovables de la Zona Semiárida(i); Argentina. Provincia de Buenos Aires. Gobernación. Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Sur; ArgentinaSpringer Tokyo2015-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/12042Gonzalez, Sofia Laura; Ghermandi, Luciana; Pelaez, Daniel V.; Fire temperature effects on perennial grasses from northwestern Patagonian grasslands; Springer Tokyo; Ecological Research; 30; 1; 1-2015; 67-740912-38141440-1703enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1007/s11284-014-1210-xinfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11284-014-1210-xinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-03T09:48:57Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/12042instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-03 09:48:58.053CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Fire temperature effects on perennial grasses from northwestern Patagonian grasslands
title Fire temperature effects on perennial grasses from northwestern Patagonian grasslands
spellingShingle Fire temperature effects on perennial grasses from northwestern Patagonian grasslands
Gonzalez, Sofia Laura
Climate Change
Fire Intensity
Fire Regime
Tussock Grasses
title_short Fire temperature effects on perennial grasses from northwestern Patagonian grasslands
title_full Fire temperature effects on perennial grasses from northwestern Patagonian grasslands
title_fullStr Fire temperature effects on perennial grasses from northwestern Patagonian grasslands
title_full_unstemmed Fire temperature effects on perennial grasses from northwestern Patagonian grasslands
title_sort Fire temperature effects on perennial grasses from northwestern Patagonian grasslands
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Gonzalez, Sofia Laura
Ghermandi, Luciana
Pelaez, Daniel V.
author Gonzalez, Sofia Laura
author_facet Gonzalez, Sofia Laura
Ghermandi, Luciana
Pelaez, Daniel V.
author_role author
author2 Ghermandi, Luciana
Pelaez, Daniel V.
author2_role author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Climate Change
Fire Intensity
Fire Regime
Tussock Grasses
topic Climate Change
Fire Intensity
Fire Regime
Tussock Grasses
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/4.5
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/4
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Post-fire recovery of perennial plants depends on their capacity to regrow from surviving meristems. Plants are adapted to a particular fire regime, which can be altered by human activities and climatic change. Therefore, predicting the impact of changing fire regimes on post-fire vegetation recovery has become a major ecological concern. We studied the effects of fire temperature on survival and growth of the dominant tussock grasses Festuca pallescens and Pappostipa speciosa for two post-fire growing seasons in NW Patagonian grasslands. Using a portable propane burner, we applied two fire temperature treatments to individual plants: 200–500 °C (low temperature) and 500–900 °C (high temperature). Plant mortality was higher in F. pallescens than in P. speciosa, possibly due to morphological differences. Fire damaged active meristems in both species, which delayed emergence of new tillers. This in turn affected leaf length of tillers, which was lower in burned plants during the first growing season. Despite this, growth rate was higher in burned plants once they regrow only during the first growing season. In summer, post-fire hot and dry conditions affected F. pallescens survival. Although fire temperature affected negatively F. pallescens survival, both tussock grasses recovered quickly after the experimental burns. This response could favour their persistence and dominance in the community. Our study increases understanding of post-fire responses in grasslands and will provide important rangeland management information for grasslands in Patagonia.
Fil: Gonzalez, Sofia Laura. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigación En Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Comahue; Argentina
Fil: Ghermandi, Luciana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigación En Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Comahue; Argentina
Fil: Pelaez, Daniel V.. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Bahía Blanca. Centro de Recursos Naturales Renovables de la Zona Semiárida(i); Argentina. Provincia de Buenos Aires. Gobernación. Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Sur; Argentina
description Post-fire recovery of perennial plants depends on their capacity to regrow from surviving meristems. Plants are adapted to a particular fire regime, which can be altered by human activities and climatic change. Therefore, predicting the impact of changing fire regimes on post-fire vegetation recovery has become a major ecological concern. We studied the effects of fire temperature on survival and growth of the dominant tussock grasses Festuca pallescens and Pappostipa speciosa for two post-fire growing seasons in NW Patagonian grasslands. Using a portable propane burner, we applied two fire temperature treatments to individual plants: 200–500 °C (low temperature) and 500–900 °C (high temperature). Plant mortality was higher in F. pallescens than in P. speciosa, possibly due to morphological differences. Fire damaged active meristems in both species, which delayed emergence of new tillers. This in turn affected leaf length of tillers, which was lower in burned plants during the first growing season. Despite this, growth rate was higher in burned plants once they regrow only during the first growing season. In summer, post-fire hot and dry conditions affected F. pallescens survival. Although fire temperature affected negatively F. pallescens survival, both tussock grasses recovered quickly after the experimental burns. This response could favour their persistence and dominance in the community. Our study increases understanding of post-fire responses in grasslands and will provide important rangeland management information for grasslands in Patagonia.
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