Fire Effects on Erosion in the SE

Rates of erosion and soil loss for 7 southeastern forest sites that received various prescribed burn treatments

Reference	Location	Forest cover	Treatment	Years	Annual ppt	Soil loss	Erosion
				of record	(inches)	(tons/acre/year)	(in./1,000 years)
Meginnis 1935	Holly  Springs, MS	Scrub oak	burned	2	63.8	0.33	1.968
			unburned	2	67.1	0.025	1.57
Daniel et al. 1943	Guthrie, OK	woodland	burned annually	10	30.6	0.11	0.669
			unburned	10	30.6	0.01	0.059
Copley et al. 1944	Statesvile, NC	hardwood	burned semi-annually	9	46.9	3.08	18.504
			unburned	9	46.9	0.002	0.012
Pope et al. 1946	Tyler, TX	woodland	burned annually	9	40.9	0.36	2.165
			unburned	9	40.9	0.05	0.315
Ferguson 1957	East TX	shortleaf-loblolly	single burn	1.5	-	0.21	1.299
			unburned	1.5	-	0.1	0.59
Ursic 1970	North MS	scrub oak	burned and deadened	1st	65.1	0.51	3.071
				2nd	40.5	0.2	1.22
				3rd	50.5	0.05	0.315
			unburned	1st	65.1	0.21	1.22
				2nd	40.5	0.09	0.551
				3rd	50.5	0.03	0.177
Field et al. 2003	East TX	loblolly	clearcut and burned	9 mo.	-	0.21	-
			clearcut and unburned	9 mo.	-	0.08	-