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The historical role of fire on the Bitterroot National Forest
Presents frequencies, intensities, and influences of fire on stand structure and composition on the Bitterroot National Forest in west-central Montana. Three study areas were established, each having a wide range of elevations and forest types.…
Author(s): Stephen F. Arno
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Fire ecology questions survey: candid expressions of research needs by land managers and scientists in western North America
Contains 910 sets of forest fire ecology questions mailed to the authors by 302 land managers and scientists throughout the western United States and Canada. Questions were submitted in response to a survey of important research needs for…
Author(s): Alan R. Taylor, Ronald N. Kickert, David H. Firmage, Mark J. Behan
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The ecological role of fire in natural conifer forests of western and northern North America
Contains an introductory paper by the editors, and, in addition to papers separately noticed [see the next three abstracts], the following: Fire in the virgin forests of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, Minnesota (M.L. Heinselman, 99 ref.); The…
Author(s): Miron L. Heinselman, Herbert E. Wright
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Fire-dependent forests in the Northern Rocky Mountains
One objective of wilderness and parkland fire ecology research is to describe the relationships between fire and unmanaged ecosystems, so that strategies can be determined that will provide a more nearly natural incidence of fire. More than 50 years…
Author(s): James R. Habeck, Robert W. Mutch
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Wildfires in northern Yellowstone National Park
A sample of 40 fire-scarred trees was used to reconstruct the frequency and size of fires during the past 300-400 years in northern Yellowstone National Park. Best estimates of frequency suggested mean intervals of about 20-25 years between fires,…
Author(s): Douglas B. Houston
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Forest fire history...a computer method of data analysis
A series of computer programs is available to extract information from the individual Fire Reports (U.S. Forest Service Form 5100-29). The programs use a statistical technique to fit a continuous distribution to a set of sampled data. The goodness-…
Author(s): Romain Mees
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Millennial scale climate-fire-vegetation interactions in a mid-elevation mixed coniferous forest, Mission Range, northwestern Montana
Mixed coniferous forests are widespread at middle elevations in the Northern Rocky Mountains, yet relatively little is known about their long-term vegetation and fire history. Pollen and charcoal records from Twin Lakes, in the Mission Range of…
Author(s): Mio Alt, Dave McWethy, Rick G. Everett, Cathy L. Whitlock

Smoke Management and Air Quality for Land Managers: An Online Training Resource
Smoke Management and Air Quality for Land Managers is meant for those who are looking for a tutorial on smoke management and air quality. The refresher is comprised of four lessons, each of which can be completed in about half an hour; however,…

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