CONTENTS 



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INTRODUCTION 1 



LITERATURE 2 



STUDY AREA AND TREATMENT 2 



METHODS 5 



Duff Reduction and Mineral Soil Exposure 5 



Soil Water 7 



Soil Heating 7 



Root Kill 7 



RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 7 



Prescribed Fires 7 



Duff Water 9 



Soil Water 10 



Soil Temperatures 11 



Root Mortality 11 



MANAGEMENT APPLICATION 12 



PUBLICATIONS CITED 13 



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