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Amorpha canescens (leadplant)
This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Amorpha canescens (leadplant) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, effects of the species on fuels and fire regimes, and fire management considerations.…
Author(s): Janet L. Fryer
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Fire effects on the mobilization and uptake of nitrogen by cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum L.)
Cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum L.), an invasive annual grass, is displacing native species and causing increased fire frequency in the Great Basin of the southwestern United States. Growth and nitrogen uptake patterns by cheatgrass were examined in a…
Author(s): Brittany G. Johnson, Dale W. Johnson, Jeanne C. Chambers, Robert R. Blank
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Euphorbia esula (leafy spurge)
This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Euphorbia esula (leafy spurge) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, invasiveness of the species, effects of the species on fuels and fire regimes, and fire…
Author(s): Corey L. Gucker
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Using native annual plant species to suppress weedy invasive species in post-fire habitats - Final Report to the Joint Fire Science Program
Increasing fire frequencies and uncharacteristic severe fires have created a need for improved restoration methods across rangelands in western North America. Traditional restoration seed mixtures of perennial mid- to late-seral plant species may…
Author(s): Mark W. Paschke, Paul J. Meiman, William H. Romme, Cynthia S. Brown
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Plant community and soil environment response to summer fire in the northern Great Plains
Fire is an important process in many ecosystems, especially grasslands. However, documentation of plant community and soil environment responses to fire is limited for semiarid grasslands relative to that for mesic grasslands. Replicated summer fire…
Author(s): Lance T. Vermeire, Jessica L. Crowder, David B. Wester
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Fire effects on the cheatgrass seed bank pathogen Pyrenophora semeniperda
The generalist fungal pathogen Pyrenophora semeniperda occurs primarily in cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) seed banks, where it causes high mortality. We investigated the relationship between this pathogen and its cheatgrass host in the context of fire…
Author(s): Julie Beckstead, Laura E. Street, Susan E. Meyer, Phil S. Allen
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Muhlenbergia racemosa (green muhly)
This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Muhlenbergia racemosa (green muhly) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, effects of the species on fuels and fire regimes, and fire management considerations.…
Author(s): Kristin L. Zouhar
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Guide for quantifying post-treatment fuels in the sagebrush steppe and juniper woodlands of the Great Basin
Invasive species and woodland encroachment have caused extensive changes in the fire regimes of sagebrush steppe over the past 150 years. Land managers and resource specialists of the Great Basin are increasingly required to implement vegetation…
Author(s): Andrea Bourne, Stephen C. Bunting
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Antennaria parvifolia (littleleaf pussytoes)
This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Antennaria parvifolia (littleleaf pussytoes) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, effects of the species on fuels and fire regimes, and fire management…
Author(s): Janet L. Fryer
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Cervus elaphus (elk)
This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Cervus elaphus (elk) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, effects of the species on fuels and fire regimes, and fire management considerations. Information is…
Author(s): Robin J. Innes
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Fire, plant invasions, and erosion events on western rangelands
Millions of hectares of rangeland in the western United States have been invaded by annual and woody plants that have increased the role of wildland fire. Altered fire regimes pose significant implications for runoff and erosion. In this paper we…
Author(s): Frederick B. Pierson, Christopher Jason Williams, Stuart P. Hardegree, Mark A. Weltz, Jeffry J. Stone, Patrick E. Clark
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Bonasa umbellus (ruffed grouse)
This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Bonasa umbellus (ruffed grouse) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, effects of the species on fuels and fire regimes, and fire management considerations.…
Author(s): Rachelle Meyer
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Euphorbia cyparissias (cypress spruge)
This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Euphorbia cyparissias (cypress spruge) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, invasiveness of the species, effects of the species on fuels and fire regimes, and…
Author(s): Corey L. Gucker
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Prunus americana (American plum)
This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Prunus americana (American plum) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, effects of the species on fuels and fire regimes, and fire management considerations.…
Author(s): Janet L. Fryer
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Schedonorus pratensis (meadow fescue)
This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Schedonorus pratensis (meadow fescue) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, invasiveness of the species, effects of the species on fuels and fire regimes, and…
Author(s): Katharine R. Stone
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The Sagebrush Steppe Treatment Evaluation Project (SageSTEP): a test of state-and-transition theory
The Sagebrush Steppe Treatment Evaluation Project (SageSTEP) is a comprehensive, integrated, long-term study that evaluates the ecological effects of fire and fire surrogate treatments designed to reduce fuel and to restore sagebrush (Artemisia spp…
Author(s): James D. McIver, Mark W. Brunson, Stephen C. Bunting, Jeanne C. Chambers, Nora Devoe, Paul S. Doescher, James B. Grace, Dale Johnson, Steve Knick, Richard F. Miller, Michael L. Pellant, Frederick B. Pierson, David A. Pyke, Kimberly Rollins, Bruce A. Roundy, Eugene Schupp, Robin J. Tausch, David Turner
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Holodiscus discolor (oceanspray)
This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Holodiscus discolor (oceanspray) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, effects of the species on fuels and fire regimes, and fire management considerations.…
Author(s): Janet L. Fryer
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Effect of fire on a seed bank pathogen and on seeds of its host Bromus tectorum
The generalist pathogen Pyrenophora semeniperda (Brittlebank and Adam) Shoemaker occurs primarily in cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum L.) seed banks, where it causes high seed mortality (Beckstead et al. 2007; Meyer et al. 2007). How does fire impact…
Author(s): Julie Beckstead, Susan E. Meyer, Laura E. Street, Phil S. Allen
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Polygonum aviculare (prostrate knotweed)
This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Polygonum aviculare (prostrate knotweed) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, invasiveness of the species, effects of the species on fuels and fire regimes,…
Author(s): Katharine R. Stone
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Linanthus pungens (granite prickly-phlox)
This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Linanthus pungens (granite prickly-phlox) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, effects of the species on fuels and fire regimes, and fire management…
Author(s): Robin J. Innes
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