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Author(s):
Norbert V. DeByle
Year Published:

Cataloging Information

Topic(s):
Fire Effects
Ecological - First Order
Fire Intensity / Burn Severity
Ecological - Second Order
Vegetation
Soils
Wildlife
Fire & Wildlife
Mammals
Rabbits, hares, pikas
Rodents
Fire Regime
Ecosystem(s):
Montane wet mixed-conifer forest, Montane dry mixed-conifer forest

NRFSN number: 11180
FRAMES RCS number: 5625
Record updated:

Logging slash on 73 clearcuts was broadcast burned over a wide range of conditions, achieving a broad array of fire intensities and effects. An intense wildfire was also evaluated. Fire effectiveness was measured and related to preburn conditions and fire intensity. Treatment effects on air quality, forest regeneration, vegetation recovery and development, small mammal populations, soil physical and chemical parameters, and runoff and erosion were measured and analyzed.

Citation

DeByle, Norbert V. 1981. Clearcutting and fire in the larch/Douglas-fir forests of western Montana: a multifaceted research summary. Gen. Tech. Rep. INT-99. Ogden, UT: USDA Forest Service, Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. 73 p.

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