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Forest land managers are concerned about the effects of logging and site preparation on erosion, site productivity, streamflow, and water quality. Effects of helicopter logging and prescribed burning on streamflow and sediment yields from headwater…
Author(s): Walter F. Megahan, John G. King, Kathleen A. Seyedbagheri
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From the text: 'This paper offers a scientific framework of principles and practices that are provided to guide development of federal policy concerning wildfire and salvage logging and other post-fire treatments. A common thread throughout the -…
Author(s): R.L. Beschta, Christopher A. Frissell, R. Gresswell, R. Hauer, James R. Karr, G. Wayne Minshall, David A. Perry, Jonathan J. Rhodes
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Most stands of trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides) in northern Yellowstone National Park appear to have become established between 1870 and 1890, with little regeneration since 1900. There has been controversy throughout this century regarding the…
Author(s): William H. Romme, Monica G. Turner, Linda L. Wallace, Jennifer S. Walker
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Dipodomys ordii (Ord's kangaroo rat) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species…
Author(s): Janet Sullivan
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Tamiasciurus hudsonicus (red squirrel) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species…
Author(s): Janet Sullivan
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An increase in continuous fine fuels promoted by the expansion of aggressive annual exotic grasses in the Intermountain West has altered the region's fire regimes, with both ecologic and economic ramifications. I examine the predictive nature…
Author(s): Paul A. Knapp
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The effect of fire and habitat heterogeneity on winter foraging by ungulates was studied in northern Yellowstone National Park (YNP). Grazing was monitored at 15 study sites for 14 wk during the winters of 1991 and 1992. The location and intensity…
Author(s): Scott M. Pearson, Monica G. Turner, Linda L. Wallace, William H. Romme
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Stress, fear, and panic predictably lead to the collapse of clear thinking and organizational structure. While these psychological and social processes have been well studied by the military and the aircraft industry (Cockpit Resource Management) (…
Author(s): Ted Putnam
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Author(s): Robert E. Keane, Stephen F. Arno, Catherine A. Stewart
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Ribes velutinum (desert gooseberry) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species'…
Author(s): Anna Marshall
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Phasianus colchicus (ring-necked pheasant) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species…
Author(s): Julie L. Tesky
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The trophic ecology of 11 benthic macroinvertebrate taxa found in Cache Creek, Yellowstone National Park (YNP) was studied to determine if burned organic matter is an important resource and how resource utilization patterns may be altered in post-…
Author(s): Timothy B. Mihuc, G. Wayne Minshall
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Sylvilagus floridanus (eastern cottontail) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species…
Author(s): Janet Sullivan
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Sensemaking is about how people make sense of situations. When faced with problems, people construct meaning. This constructive process plays a key role in the ultimate understanding that is developed. The meaning of a situation is both created and…
Author(s): Karl E. Weick
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Molothrus ater (brown-headed cowbird) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, invasiveness of the species, and fire management considerations. Information is also…
Author(s): Janet Sullivan
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Following an August wildfire, sagebrush (Artemisia L.)/grass benchlands adjacent to Pocatello, Ida., were seeded with a mixture of exotic wheatgrasses and forbs by rangeland drill in November 1987. The effects of seeding on vegetation development in…
Author(s): Teresa D. Ratzlaff, Jay E. Anderson
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Describes age structure of nine old growth ponderosa pine/Douglas-fir stands in western Montana. Interprets the influence of past fires and 20th century fire exclusion on stand structure. Gives implications for management to restore and maintain…
Author(s): Stephen F. Arno, Joe H. Scott, Michael G. Hartwell
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This article is a detailed reconstruction of firefighter behavior and personal protective equipment use on the South Canyon Fire.  Putnam reveals two failures that contributed to the deaths of 14 firefighters.  First, many firefighters…
Author(s): Ted Putnam
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ANNOTATION: This article provides several harvest cost estimation methods for forest managers. Methods discussed include elements of stump-to-truck timber harvest cost estimation methods in ecosystem restoration prescriptions. Particular attention…
Author(s): Charles E. Keegan, Carl E. Fiedler, Fred J. Stewart
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Ribes aureum (golden currant) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species'…
Author(s): Anna Marshall
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