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Airborne measurements have been made in the smokes from large fires of standing coniferous trees and logging debris, standing chaparral, fallen jack pine, and wheat stubble. Panicle emission factors, particle size distributions, optical properties…
Author(s): Lawrence F. Radke, Dean A. Hegg, Jaime H. Lyons, Charles A. Brock, Peter V. Hobbs, Raymond E. Weiss, Rei A. Rasmussen
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Measurements in the plumes from seven forest fires show that the concentrations of NH3 were considerably in excess of ambient values. Calculation of NH3 emissions from the fires, based on the ratio of NH3/CO in the plumes and emissions of CO from…
Author(s): Dean A. Hegg, Lawrence F. Radke, Peter V. Hobbs, Philip J. Riggan
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We define disturbance in stream ecosystems to be: any relatively discrete event in time that is characterized by a frequency, intensity, and severity outside a predictable range, and that disrupts ecosystem, community, or population structure and…
Author(s): Vincent H. Resh, Arthur V. Brown, Alan P. Covich, Martin E. Gurtz, Hiram Li, G. Wayne Minshall, Seth R. Reice, Andrew L. Sheldon, J. Bruce Wallace, Robert C. Wissmar
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The riparian vegetation along the Bighorn River in Wyoming forms a complex mosaic comprised of cottonwood (Populus deltoides) groves, meadows, marshes, and several kinds of shrubland. Changes in the riparian mosaic during the last 50 years were…
Author(s): Y. Akashi, Dennis H. Knight
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Monthly average soil temperatures in a burned aspen stand ranged from 0 to 8 °F higher than in the unburned stand at depths to 12 inches for a site in southeastern Idaho. From June through August the first year after burning, soil temperatures were…
Author(s): Roger D. Hungerford
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Acer negundo (boxelder) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species' taxonomy,…
Author(s): Lynn Rosario
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Andropogon gerardii (big bluestem) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species'…
Author(s): Ronald Uchytil
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