Publications by authors named "Teresa Nettleton Hollingsworth"
In this study, we set up a wood decomposition experiment to i) quantify the percent of mass remaining, decay constant and performance strength of aspen stakes (Populus tremuloides) in dry and moist boreal (Alaska and Minnesota, USA), temperate (Washington and Idaho, USA), and tropical (Puerto Rico) forest types, and ii) determine the effects of fragmentation on wood decomposition rates as related to fragment size, forest age (and/or structure) and climate at the macro- and meso-scales. Fragment sizes represented the landscape variability within a climatic region. Overall, the mean small fragments area ranged from 10-14 ha, medium-sized fragments 33 to 60 ha, and large fragments 100-240 ha.
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- - Forest fragmentation influences fuel types in forests by increasing diversity and creating more edges, which affects how we manage fire and fuel sources.
- - This study examined various forest characteristics like moisture, age, and size across different climate zones (boreal, temperate, tropical) to understand how these factors influence fuel accumulation.
- - Results showed that forest biomass varies with temperature, moisture, and age/structure, with the highest biomass in temperate sites, while some variations in fuel characteristics were noted between forest edges and interiors.