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Wildland fire is a significant component of nearly all North American ecosystems. High intensity, stand-replacement fires are normal in certain ecosystems, especially in the northern Rocky Mountains. Wilderness fire managers are obligated to let…
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Presettlement fire played an important role in nutrient conversion, plant succession, diversity, and stand dynamics in coniferous forests of western North America. Prescribed fire can maintain site quality and contribute to control of insect and…
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Picea glauca (white spruce) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species' taxonomy…
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Litter arthropod data was collected every 10 days from nine intensively burned forest stands, five lightly burned stands, and nine unburned forest stands. For burned forest stands (n=540 samples, there were decreases in insect density (87 percent),…
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The Yellowstone fires of 1988 produced a mosaic of Pinus contorta stands subjected to fire of varying severities. In August, 1989, we inventoried density of vascular plants in paired plots at seven burned stands. One plot was in a severe canopy bum…
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Sorghastrum nutans (Indiangrass) 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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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Salix planifolia (planeleaf willow) 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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Ecosystem disturbances produce changes in macrobenthic community structure (abundances, biomass, and production) that persist for a few weeks to many decades. Examples of disturbances with extremely long-term effects on benthic communities include…
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Xerophyllum tenax (beargrass) 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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Includes 52 papers and 14 poster synopses that present current knowledge about ecosystems where whitebark pine and associated flora and fauna predominate. This was the first symposium to explore the ecology and management of these ecosystems, which…
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Mahonia nervosa (Cascade barberry) 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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Predicting equilibrium moisture content of some foliar forest litter in the northern Rocky Mountains
Forest foliage that comprises much of the forest floor litter has higher equilibrium moisture content, EMC, than woody components. The EMC's at 300 °K were found to increase as follows: grasses < fir-spruce needles < pine-cedar needles…
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A forest fire followed by an intense convectional rainstorm caused a 100-year flood in the Beaver Creek drainage. This study documented changes in resident trout populations and use of the stream by adfluvial spawning fish. Two months after the…
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Vaccinium ovalifolium (ovalleaf huckleberry) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the…
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Taxus brevifolia (Pacific yew) 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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[from the text] Forest history studies (Arno 1980, Dieterich 1983) indicate that before fire suppression was initiated at the start of this century, most forest fires were surface fires. These fires reduced fire hazards and improved stand conditions…
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Biomass and hydrocarbon fuel fires are two common sources of obscuring smoke which present significant operational challenges over a broad range of possible viewing wavelengths. This is especially true of very large fires where the primary smoke…
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Whitebark pine ecosystems are an important element of many of the most spectacular high-elevation landscapes in the western United States. They occupy upper subalpine and timberline zones in the prime recreation lands of the Cascades, the Sierra…
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The authors explain the ways in which uncertainty is an important factor in the problems of risk and policy analysis. This book outlines the source and nature of uncertainty, discusses techniques for obtaining and using expert judgment, and reviews…
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