FIRE EFFECTS
SPECIES: Juncus balticus | Baltic Rush 



IMMEDIATE FIRE EFFECT ON PLANT : 
Fire in wetland communities often only top-kills plants, leaving
rhizomes in moist soil unharmed [36].


DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF FIRE EFFECT : 
NO-ENTRY


PLANT RESPONSE TO FIRE : 
Baltic rush response to fire can vary.  A September prescribed fire in a
wetland meadow resulted in no significant change in ground cover of
Baltic rush 4 years following the fire [13].  However, following a May
prescribed fire in subirrigated rangeland dominated by Baltic rush and
Kentucky bluegrass, cover of Baltic rush increased from 35 percent to 60
percent by the fifth postfire year [1].


DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF PLANT RESPONSE : 
NO-ENTRY


FIRE MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS : 
Aboveground biomass has been measured for Baltic rush at 572.8 g m-2 dry
weight in August in Ontario [11].  This was the highest biomass of all
salt marsh species in this community.

Related categories for Species: Juncus balticus | Baltic Rush