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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Sporobolus airoides (alkali sacaton) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, effects of the species on fuels and fire regimes, and fire management considerations…
Author(s): Kathleen A. Johnson
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Abies concolor (white fir) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, effects of the species on fuels and fire regimes, and fire management considerations.…
Author(s): Kristin L. Zouhar
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Dasiphora fruticosa (shrubby cinquefoil) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, effects of the species on fuels and fire regimes, and fire management…
Author(s): Michelle B. Anderson
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Tetradymia canescens (spineless horsebrush) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, effects of the species on fuels and fire regimes, and fire management…
Author(s): Janette S. Scher
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Acroptilon repens (Russian knapweed) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, invasiveness of the species, effects of the species on fuels and fire regimes, and…
Author(s): Kristin L. Zouhar
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This collection of Weick’s writings addresses a central theme of organizational sensemaking, which he defines as a means by which organizational members retrospectively make sense of situations, actions, and choices. The first part of the book…
Author(s): Karl E. Weick
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Lewis's Woodpecker (Melanerpes lewis) has been characterized as a "burn specialist" because of its preference for nesting within burned pine forests. No prior study, however, has demonstrated the relative importance of crown-burned…
Author(s): Victoria A. Saab, Kerri T. Vierling
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This article examines how eight disturbances influence forest structure, composition, and function, and how climate change may influence the severity, frequency, and magnitude of disturbances to forests. We focus on examples from the United States,…
Author(s): Virginia H. Dale, Linda A. Joyce, Ronald P. Neilson, Steven G. McNulty, Matthew P. Ayres, Michael D. Flannigan, Paul J. Hanson, Lloyd C. Irland, Ariel L. Lugo, Chris J. Peterson, Daniel Simberloff, Frederick J. Swanson, Brian J. Stocks, B. Mike Wotton
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Bromus madritensis, Bromus rubens (compact brome) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, invasiveness of the species, effects of the species on fuels and fire…
Author(s): Kevin A. Simonin
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Populus angustifolia (narrowleaf cottonwood) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, effects of the species on fuels and fire regimes, and fire management…
Author(s): Kevin A. Simonin
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Vaccinium scoparium (grouse whortleberry) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, effects of the species on fuels and fire regimes, and fire management…
Author(s): Kathleen A. Johnson
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The Mortar Creek Fire burned 26 000 ha of mixed-conifer Rocky Mountain forest in July-August 1979. Changes in burn stream conditions were examined relative to reference streams for various ecological factors on two to six occasions, from October…
Author(s): G. Wayne Minshall, James T. Brock, Douglas A. Andrews, Christopher T. Robinson
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This reference list provides an overview of key literature relating to fire restoration and management in wilderness and similarly protected areas. This list, which centers on the United States, should be helpful to managers or researchers new to…
Author(s): Marion Hourdequin
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Changes in fire size, shape, and frequency under different fire-management strategies were evaluated using time series of fire perimeter data (fire atlases) and mapped potential vegetation types (PVTs) in the Gila-Aldo Leopold Wilderness Complex (…
Author(s): Matthew G. Rollins, Thomas W. Swetnam, Penelope Morgan
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A wildfire in May 1996 burned 4690 hectares in two watersheds forested by ponderosa pine and Douglas fir in a steep, mountainous landscape with a summer, convective thunderstorm precipitation regime. The wildfire lowered the erosion threshold in the…
Author(s): John A. Moody, Deborah A. Martin
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Elymus elymoides (bottlebrush squirreltail) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, effects of the species on fuels and fire regimes, and fire management…
Author(s): Kevin A. Simonin
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Comparing several well-known wildfires, Weick argues for a causal connection between firefighter tool retention and fatalities. To Weick, tools are an extension of firefighter identity and to drop one’s tools is to let go of one’s identity. He…
Author(s): Karl E. Weick
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Author(s): Raymond J. Hoff, Dennis E. Ferguson, Geral I. McDonald, Robert E. Keane
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Compared to presettlement times, many ponderosa pine forest of the United States are now more dense and have greater quantities of fuels. Widespread treatments are needed in these forests to restore ecological integrity and to reduce the risk of…
Author(s): James D. McIver, Charles P. Weatherspoon, Carleton B. Edminster
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Pinus monophylla (singleleaf pinyon) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, effects of the species on fuels and fire regimes, and fire management considerations…
Author(s): Kristin L. Zouhar
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