Forest Research: Open Access
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Stephen F. Austin State University, Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture, 419 East College Street, Nacogdoches, TX 75962, USA

Biography

Michael B. Tiller is currently working in Stephen F. Austin State University, Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture, 419 East College Street, Nacogdoches, TX 75962, USA. He is a recipient of many awards and grants for his valuable contributions and discoveries in major area of subject research. His international experience includes various programs, contributions and participation in different countries for diverse fields of GIS forest fire. 

Publications

• Research   
  Initial Investigation of Seasonal Flammability of three Invasive East Texas Forest Understory Fuels using Thermogravimetric Analysis
  Author(s): Michael B. Tiller, Brian P. Oswald*, Alyx S. Frantzen, Warren C. Conway and Kuai Hung I
  
  East Texas forest understory fuels have become increasingly infested with invasive species which have contributed to greater hazardous fuel loads when combined with decades of fire exclusion and passive management. This study focused on estimating seasonal changes in flammability parameters of invasive yaupon (Ilex vomitoria), Chinese privet (Ligustrum sinense), and Chinese tallow (Triadica sebifera) using thermogravimetric analysis. Foliage and stem samples were collected in the dormant (February) and growing (August) seasons. Differential thermogravimetric (DTG) and proximate analyses were used to estimate species specific flammability parameters related to relative spontaneous ignition temperature (RSIT), gas-phase maximum mass loss rate (GP-MMLR), and combustion duration (GP-CD). Seasonality played a significant role among species RSIT (p<0.0001) and .. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2168-9776.20.9.230

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