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This study employed a sample of 22 radio-collared grizzly bears to document the extent to which grizzly bears used harvested habitats on a seasonal and annual basis and how this use compared to the availability of harvested habitats. Use sites…
Author(s): John Steven Waller
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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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The occurrence and behavior of lightning-caused fires in Yellowstone National Park wer summarized for 17 years (1972-1988) during a prescribed natural fire program. Both ignition (occurrence) and spread (Stand replacing fire activity) of fires were…
Author(s): Roy A. Renkin, Don G. Despain
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Macroinvertebrate communities of five headwater streams in catchments disturbed by wildfire were compared with five similar streams with no catchment disturbance. Over the five years of observation, communities in disturbed streams were more similar…
Author(s): Carl Richards, G. Wayne Minshall
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Salix boothii (Booth willow) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species'…
Author(s): Lora L. Esser
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Luzula glabrata var. hitchcockii (Hitchcock's smooth woodrush) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is…
Author(s): James R. Habeck
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Xanthium strumarium (common cocklebur) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, invasiveness of the species, and fire management considerations. Information is…
Author(s): Ronald Uchytil
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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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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 Hylocomium splendens (splendid feather moss) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the…
Author(s): Julie L. Tesky
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Calamagrostis purpurascens (purple pinegrass) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the…
Author(s): Julie L. Tesky
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To evaluate the relative effect of autecologic factors, site-specific factors, disturbance characteristics, and community structure on the recovery of temperate-stream fish communities, we reviewed case histories for 49 sites and recorded data on…
Author(s): Naomi E. Detenbeck, Philip W. DeVore, Gerald J. Niemi, Ann Lima
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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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The 1988 Gates Park Fire, along the North Fork of the Sun River in the Bob Marshall Wilderness, provided an opportunity to explore fire effects on wilderness visitor choices. Recreation visitors along the North and South Fork drainages were…
Author(s): Timothy G. Love, Alan E. Watson
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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 Spartina pectinata (prairie cordgrass) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species…
Author(s): Crystal J. Walkup
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Fire affects nutrient cycling and the physical, chemical, and biological properties of soils occupied by western montane forests. Combustion of litter and soil organic matter (OM) increases the availability of some nutrients, although others are…
Author(s): Leonard F. DeBano
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The large forest fires in and around Yellowstone National Park in 1988 bring up many ecological questions, including the role of bark beetles. Bark beetles may contribute to fuel buildup over the years preceding a fire, resulting in stand…
Author(s): Gene D. Amman
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Larix lyallii (subalpine larch) 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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Adaptive resource management is a continuous learning process in which current knowledge always leads to further experimentation and discovery. Adaptive management evolves by learning from mistakes. Designing adaptive management strategies involves…
Author(s): James M. Saveland
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