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Effects of fire exclusion on forest structure and composition in unlogged ponderosa pine/Douglas-fir forests
Research to date on effects of fire exclusion in ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) forests has been limited by narrow geographical focus, by confounding effects due to prior logging at research sites, and by uncertainty from using reconstructions of…
Author(s): Eric G. Keeling, Anna Sala, Thomas H. DeLuca
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Frequent fire alters nitrogen transformations in ponderosa pine stands of the inland Northwest
Recurrent, low-severity fire in ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa)/interior Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca) forests is thought to have directly influenced nitrogen (N) cycling and availability. However, no studies to date have…
Author(s): Thomas H. DeLuca, Anna Sala
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Wilderness fire management in a changing world
Several strategies are available for reducing accumulated forest fuels and their associated risks, including naturally or accidentally ignited wildland fires, management ignited prescribed fires, and a variety of mechanical and chemical methods (Omi…
Author(s): Carol Miller
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Barriers to wildland fire use: a preliminary problem analysis
American society has a general cultural bias toward controlling nature (Glover 2000) and, in particular, a strong bias for suppressing wildfire, even in wilderness (Saveland et al. 1988). Nevertheless, the Federal Wildland Fire Management Policy…
Author(s): Dustin Doane, Jay O'Laughlin, Penelope Morgan, Carol Miller
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Understanding social influences on wilderness fire stewardship decisions
Federal land managers and the public engage in many decisions about stewardship of wilderness in the United States, including decisions about stewardship of fire. To date, social science research lacks a holistic examination of the decision-making…
Author(s): Katie Knotek
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Organizational characteristics that contribute to success in engaging the public to accomplish fuels management at the wilderness/non-wilderness interface
In the fall of 2003, the Rocky Mountain Ranger District of the Lewis and Clark National Forest initiated a multi-year, large-scale prescribed burn in the Scapegoat Wilderness. The objectives of this burn were to make the non-wilderness side of the…
Author(s): Katie Knotek, Alan E. Watson
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The complexity of managing fire-dependent ecosystems in wilderness: relict ponderosa pine in the Bob Marshall Wilderness
Isolated wilderness ecosystems with a history of frequent, low-severity fires have been altered due to many decades of fire exclusion and, as a result, are difficult to restore for philosophical and logistical reasons. In this paper, we describe the…
Author(s): Robert E. Keane, Stephen F. Arno, Laura J. Dickinson
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Trends in public attitudes towards the use of wildland fire
This paper summarizes a select set of research studies conducted over the past 40 years, drawing conclusions on trends in public attitudes about the use of wildland fire in federally designated Wilderness. The research includes trend studies…
Author(s): Katie Knotek
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Understanding place meanings on the Bitterroot National Forest - A landscape-level assessment of personal and community values
Information about human relationships with wilderness is important for wilderness management decisions, including decisions pertaining to the use of wildland fire. In a study about meanings attached to a national forest, local residents were asked…
Author(s): Kari Gunderson, Alan E. Watson
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