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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Ceanothus velutinus (snowbrush ceanothus) 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 Acer glabrum (Rocky Mountain maple) 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): Michelle B. Anderson
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This article highlights the findings of the literature on aboriginal fire from the human- and the land-centered disciplines, and suggests that the traditional knowledge of indigenous peoples be incorporated into plans for reintroducing fire to the…
Author(s): R.W. Kimmerer, Frank K. Lake
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We excluded litter (leaves and wood) inputs to an Appalachian headwater stream for 5 years. Leaves disappeared from the streambed very rapidly (<1 year) following litter exclusion, however, a large residual mass of woody debris remained. After…
Author(s): J. Bruce Wallace, Jackson R. Webster, Sue L. Eggert, Judy L. Meyer, Edward R. Siler
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Reports the findings of a study comparing the results of instruments measuring smoke particulate in real time to gravimetric samplers in Missoula and Hamilton, Montana, during the summer of 2000. Real-time, particulate monitoring instruments were…
Author(s): Andy Trent, Mary A. Davies, Richard Karsky, Richard W. Fisher
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Whitebark pine is a dominant feature of western high-mountain regions, offering an important source of food and high-quality habitat for species ranging from Clark's nutcracker to the grizzly bear. But in the northwestern United States and…
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Stratigraphic and geomorphic evidence indicate floods that occur soon after forest fires have been intermittent but common events in many mountainous areas during the past several thousand years. The magnitude and recurrence of these post‐fire flood…
Author(s): John G. Elliott, R. S. Parker
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Whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis) seeds are dispersed by Clark's Nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana), a bird that makes caches under 2-3 cm of soil. Cached seeds may delay germination for one or more years in part because of underdeveloped…
Author(s): Diana F. Tomback, Angela J. Anderies, Katherine S. Carsey, Mary L. Powell, Sabine Mellmann-Brown
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Ephedra viridis (green ephedra) 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): Michelle B. Anderson
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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 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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The mountain pine beetle, Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins, is a significant ecological force at the landscape level. The majority of the life cycle is spent as larvae feeding in the phloem tissue (inner bark) of host pine trees. This feeding…
Author(s): Jesse A. Logan, James A. Powell
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Populus deltoides, Populus deltoides var. deltoides, Populus deltoides var. mislizeni, Populus deltoides var. monilifera (eastern cottonwood, eastern cottonwood, Rio Grande…
Author(s): Jane E. Taylor
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Present understanding of fire ecology in forests subject to surface fires is based on fire-scar evidence. We present theory and empirical results that suggest that fire-history data have uncertainties and biases when used to estimate the population…
Author(s): William L. Baker, Donna S. Ehle
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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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Wildfire and forest operations remove vegetation and disturb forest soils. Both of these effects can lead to an increased risk of soil erosion. Operations to reduce forest fuel loads, however, may reduce the risk of wildfire. This paper presents…
Author(s): William J. Elliot, Peter R. Robichaud
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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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We used the computer program RAMAS to explore the sensitivity of an extinction-risk model for the Gila trout (Oncorhynchus gibe) to management of wildfires and number of populations of the species. The Gila trout is an endangered salmonid presently…
Author(s): D. K. Brown, A. A. Echelle, D. L. Propst, J. E. Brooks, W. L. Fisher
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Populus balsamifera subsp. trichocarpa (black cottonwood) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, effects of the species on fuels and fire regimes, and fire…
Author(s): Peter D. Steinberg
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In recent decades, whitebark pine has been declining due to epidemics and fire exclusion (Keane and Arno 1993; Kendall and Arno 1990). In the northern Rocky Mountains, a project is underway to explore the feasibility of using fire and silviculture…
Author(s): Robert E. Keane
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