Fig. 1
From: Impacts of increasing fine fuel loads on acorn germination and early growth of oak seedlings
(A) Single (pink flags, top), double (yellow flags, middle), and triple (red flags, bottom) fine fuel load treatment plots at Spirit Hill Farm, Mississippi, USA, immediately prior to burning in December 2018, which were used to test for fuel load treatment effects on white oak and Shumard oak acorns. (B) Single fine fuel load treatment plot during burning; (C) double fine fuel load treatment plot during burning; and (D) triple fine fuel load treatment plot during burning. (E) Single fine fuel load treatment plot immediately after burning; (F) double fine fuel load treatment plot immediately after burning; and (G) triple fine fuel load treatment plot immediately after burning. In the single fuel load treatment, acorns are clearly visible both (B) during burning and (E) after burning, and fuel consumption was more heterogeneous. Photos taken by authors H. Alexander, J. McDaniel, R. Nation, and A. Paulson