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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Gutierrezia sarothrae (broom snakeweed) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species…
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A symposium held September 15-18, 1997, in Provo, UT, and Sanpete County, UT, provided information on the ecology, management, resource values, and restoration of pinyon-juniper communities in the Interior Western United States. The conference was…
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Recent fires have renewed interest in fire's effect on different components of the ecosystems, particularly erosion and soil productivity. Our objectives were to (1) determine hillslope erosion rates after a high severity wildfire in an unmanaged…
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The development of mature juniper woodlands has often been associated with decreases in the herbaceous and shrub components of the community. This study focused on changes in species richness and diversity along a successional gradient at both the…
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The principal native trees in the semiarid regions of southern Alberta are riparian cottonwoods. These include narrowleaf cottonwood, Populus angustifolia James, balsam poplar, Populus balsamifera ssp. balsamifera L., black cottonwood, Populus…
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The 1988 fires in Yellowstone National Park provided an opportunity to study effects of a large infrequent disturbance on a natural community. This study addressed two questions: (1) How does prefire heterogeneity of the landscape affect postfire…
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Juniperus osteosperma (Utah juniper) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species…
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Wildland fire operations are conducted in a high-risk environment. Individuals involved in all aspects of fire management are subject to the dangers of burnovers, vehicle and aircraft accidents, and medical emergencies. Between 1990 and 1998, 133…
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We assessed the influence of riparian disturbance on 26 stream variables in Linesville Creek and six tributaries, in northwestern Pennsylvania, USA. Redundancy analysis, a canonical ordination technique. was used in three separate analyses to test…
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Achillea millefolium (western yarrow) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species…
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According to Nutt, decisions that fail in organizations can be traced to managers who impose decisions, limit the search for alternatives, and use power to implement plans. Nutt finds that managers who make the need for action clear, set objectives…
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Grayia spinosa (spiny hopsage) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species'…
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In this book, Isaacs argues that we should learn to kindle and sustain a new conversational spirit in our relationships, organizations, and communities. A conversational spirit will help us in times of frustration and conflict and help us work…
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The objectives of this Research Joint Venture Agreement were to install and calibrate three flumes on the Tenderfoot Creek Experimental Forest (TCEF) in central Montana; check calibration of the existing seven flumes on TCEF; estimate the influence…
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Climate change influences the ecological processes driving regional vegetation change. With the paleoecological and geomorphological perspective of Holocene history, it is apparent that each vegetation change interacting with the environment sets…
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The Snake River Plain forms a 6 million ha arc-shaped depression across southern Idaho. Basalt flows, fresh water sediments, loess and volcanic deposits cover its surface. Elevation increases eastward from 650 to 2,150 m altitude. Climate is semi-…
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus (green rabbitbrush) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the…
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Descriptions of critical fire weather patterns from across the United States. Watch out conditions discussed.
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Prescribed burning is used to achieve a variety of silvicultural objectives, including controlling heavy fuel accumulation, exposing mineral soil, releasing available nutrients for seedbed preparation, and controlling certain insects, diseases, and…
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Pseudoroegneria spicata (bluebunch wheatgrass) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the…
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