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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Populus tremuloides (quaking aspen) 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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Comparative effects of elk herbivory and 1988 fires on northern Yellowstone National Park grasslands
The drought, frequent lightning strikes, and resultant large fires of 1988 in Yellowstone National Park were considered a several-century event for the area. They presented an unparalleled opportunity to document the effects of large fires on forage…
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Proceedings of the second biennial conference on the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
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Analysis of video footage taken of crown fires during the 1988 fire season in Yellowstone National Park indicated that the most frequent length of time required to completely burn tree crowns was 15-20 seconds. Lodge-pole pine (Pinus contorta Laws…
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Atwood notes that while managers must adopt a passion for safety, the true test is on the fire line. Supervisors are in charge of making decisions that ultimately put safety first, or not. Atwood argues that improvement will not come from the…
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Microtus pennsylvanicus (meadow vole) 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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Anyone who has ever tried building fireline on rocky land knows there has been a need for an inexpensive, efficient piece of equipment to do this job. We've recently invented a simple fireline plow to build fireline in such terrain. Fireline…
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A primary goal of restoration treatments in ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa)/fir forests is to create more open stand structures, thereby improving tree vigor and reducing vulnerability to insects, disease, and severe fire. An additional goal in…
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Urocitellus townsendii (Townsend's ground squirrel) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided…
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Athene cunicularia (burrowing owl) 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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The effect of competition on the postfire recovery of Festuca idahoensis Elmer and Agropyron spicatum (Pursh) Scrib & Smith, was examined under natural conditions. Thirty plants of each species were exposed to fire applied with a portable…
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Laboratory studies were conducted with five early life stages of rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss, to determine the acute toxicities of five fire‐fighting chemical formulations in standardized soft and hard water. Eyed egg, embryo–larvae, swim‐up…
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From the Background...'A rapid decline in whitebark pine has occurred during the last 60 years as a result of three interrelated factors: epidemics of mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae); the introduced disease white pine blister…
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The 26 papers in this document address the current knowledge of fire as a disturbance agent, fire history and fire regimes, applications of prescribed fire for ecological restoration, and the effects of fire on the various forested ecosystems of the…
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Long-term recovery of Wyoming big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentatassp.wyomingensisBeetle and Young) after four treatments was investigated. Treatments at a south-western Montana site were spraying with 2,4-D, plowing and rotocutting, all applied in…
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There are many characterizations of wildland firefighters and their work culture. These characterizations vary across all levels of organizations, jurisdictions and types of jobs. As closely held as these perceptions are, as confident as each of us…
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Vison vison (American mink) 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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Elimination of the historic pattern of frequent low-intensity fires in ponderosa pine and pine-mixed conifer forests has resulted in major ecological disruptions. Prior to 1900, open stands of large, long-lived, fire-resistant ponderosa pine were…
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A series of nine large-scale, open fires was conducted in the Intermountain Fire Sciences Laboratory (IFSL) controlled-environment combustion facility. The fuels were pure pine needles or sagebrush or mixed fuels simulating forest-floor, ground…
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We investigated the short-term influence of fire on xeric sage grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus Bonaparte) brood habitat in southeastern Idaho from 1990-92.
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