Old School and High Tech: A Comparison of Methods to Quantify Ashe Juniper Biomass as Fuel or Forage

Douglas R. Tolleson; Edward C. Rhodes; Lonesome Malambo; Jay P. Angerer; Reid R. Redden; Morgan L. Treadwell; Sorin C. Popescu

doi:10.1016/j.rala.2019.06.001

Old School and High Tech: A Comparison of Methods to Quantify Ashe Juniper Biomass as Fuel or Forage

Douglas R. Tolleson, Edward C. Rhodes, Lonesome Malambo, Jay P. Angerer, Reid R. Redden, Morgan L. Treadwell, Sorin C. Popescu

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• Ashe juniper invasion is a widespread issue on Texas and Oklahoma rangelands. Increased densities of Ashe juniper trees increase the risk of wildfire and decrease herbaceous forage production. • Browsing animals, such as goats, are one tool that can be used to effectively reduce juniper fuel. • In order to estimate the available biomass, allometric measurements were compared against three-dimensional Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) scans of whole juniper plants. • Accurate measurements of standing juniper browse and fuel load can be vital information for decision support of grazing management and wildland fire mitigation, especially in the ever-growing wildland-urban interface.

Original language	English (US)
Pages	159-168
Number of pages	10
Volume	41
No	4
Specialist publication	Rangelands
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2019.06.001
State	Published - Aug 2019

Keywords

LiDAR
browse
fuel load
goats
juniper
targeted grazing
wildland-urban interface

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Geography, Planning and Development
Ecology
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

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