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

abstract

• 2019 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.

authors

• Angerer, Jay
• Popescu, Sorin
• Redden, Roy
• Rhodes, Edward
• Tolleson, Douglas

published proceedings

• Rangelands

author list (cited authors)

• Tolleson, D. R., Rhodes, E. C., Malambo, L., Angerer, J. P., Redden, R. R., Treadwell, M. L., & Popescu, S. C.

citation count

• 1

complete list of authors

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

publication date

• August 2019

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher
• Elsevier BV  Publisher

published in

• Rangelands  Journal

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/j.rala.2019.06.001

start page

• 159

end page

• 168

volume

• 41

issue

• 4