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Fire effects on a plant community, soil, and air are not apparent when judged only by surface fire intensity. The fire severity or fire impact can be described by the temperatures reached within the forest floor and the duration of heating…
Author(s): Roberta A. Hartford, William H. Frandsen
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Pinus monticola (western white pine) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species…
Author(s): Randy Scott Griffith
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Agrostis scabra (rough bentgrass) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species'…
Author(s): Robin F. Matthews
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Menziesia ferruginea (rusty menziesia) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species…
Author(s): James R. Habeck
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Viburnum edule (squashberry) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species'…
Author(s): Robin F. Matthews
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Ceratodon purpureus (fire moss) 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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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Thuja plicata (western redcedar) 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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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Elymus repens (quackgrass) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, invasiveness of the species, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided…
Author(s): S. A. Snyder
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Fire-killed and fire-damaged timber are an important source of fiber and are becoming more important because of a decrease in the land base available for timber harvest. Forest managers need to know the causes of deterioration and degrade, the…
Author(s): Eini C. Lowell, Susan A. Willits, Robert L. Krahmer
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Medicago sativa (alfalfa) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, invasiveness of the species, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on…
Author(s): Janet Sullivan
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Hordeum jubatum (foxtail barley) 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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Wildfire in the boreal forests at the Experimental Lakes Area in Ontario caused significant losses of nitrogen and phosphorus in streams. Both watershed type and fire intensity appear to determine the extent of losses. The Northeast wetland basin…
Author(s): Suzanne E. Bayley, D. W. Schindler, Kenneth G. Beaty, B. R. Parker, M. P. Stainton
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Pleurozium schreberi (Schreber's big red stem moss) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided…
Author(s): Julie L. Tesky
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Physocarpus malvaceus (ninebark) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species'…
Author(s): James R. Habeck
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Tsuga heterophylla (western hemlock) 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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In 1967 and 1968, seven south- and east-facing units, averaging 4-ha each, in a western larch forest of northwest Montana were (1) clearcut and burned by prescribed fire or wildfire, (2) clearcut and unburned, or (3) uncut and burned by wildfire.…
Author(s): Raymond C. Shearer, Peter F. Stickney
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Assessment of crown fire conditions calls for two important judgments: (1) identifying conditions for the onset of severe fires, and (2) predicting the spread rate, intensity, and size of expected crown fires. This paper addresses the second problem…
Author(s): Richard C. Rothermel
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Describes results of prescribed burning 36 plots in northern ldaho mixed conifer logging slash. Fuel characteristics and methods for predicting duff and woody fuel consumption are reported. Guidelines are included for developing fire prescriptions.
Author(s): Elizabeth D. Reinhardt
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In a presentation to the USDA Forest Service's national Fire and Aviation Staff, Gleason provides a clear overview of his proposed Lookouts, Communication, Escape Routes, Safety Zones (LCES) method of training firefighters for greater safety. After…
Author(s): Paul Gleason
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Betula papyrifera (paper birch) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species'…
Author(s): Ronald Uchytil
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