- Author
- Mealor, W. T., Jr. | Prunty, M. C., Jr.
- Title
- Vegative Changes Caused by Fire in the Florida Flatwoods as Observed by Remote Sensing. Interagency Report NASA-148.
- Coporate
- Gerogia Univ., Athens
- Sponsor
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC
- Report
- NASA-CR-125649, June 1969, 15 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Contract
- NASA-R-09-020-024
- Keywords
- forestry | plants (botany) | wildland fires | sensors | aerial photographs | ground fires
- Abstract
- Fire as a modifying agent used to suppress the growth of some vegetation and promote the growth of other plants has been recognized and studied for many years. The flatwoods ofFlorida are no exception; they have been subjected to repeated burning since before the arrival of the white man. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the nature of the flatwoods and the role that ground fires have played in maintaining them. Emphasis is placed on the areal and temporal extent of burns as recorded uniformly by remote sensors.