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The Greater Yellowstone fires of 1988 provide an opportunity to study important distinctions between lands managed for preservation versus multiple uses. We surveyed fuel loadings, fire severity, and fire damage to extensively managed, mature forest…
Author(s): Philip N. Omi, Kostas D. Kalabokidis
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Dendroecological methods were used to study the effects of wildfire on radial growth of Pseudotsuga mniiesii (Douglas-fir) and Pinus contorta (lodgepole pine) in the northern Rocky Mountains. Mean basal area increment during a 4-year postfire period…
Author(s): David L. Peterson, Michael J. Arbaugh, George H. Pollock, Lindsay J. Robinson
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An account is presented of the initial long range, 30-day, projections of fire growth of the wildfires in the Greater Yellow stone Area in 1988. The request for information, the method of prediction, and the actual fire growth are discussed and…
Author(s): Richard C. Rothermel
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The Yellowstone fires of 1988 produced a mosaic of Pinus contorta stands subjected to fire of varying severities. In August, 1989, we inventoried density of vascular plants in paired plots at seven burned stands. One plot was in a severe canopy bum…
Author(s): Jay E. Anderson, William H. Romme
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Litter arthropod data was collected every 10 days from nine intensively burned forest stands, five lightly burned stands, and nine unburned forest stands. For burned forest stands (n=540 samples, there were decreases in insect density (87 percent),…
Author(s): Tim A. Christiansen, Robert J. Lavigne, Jeffrey A. Lockwood
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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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Snow-avalanche paths and landslides are common geomorphic features in Glacier National Park (GNP), Montana, and represent hazards to human occupancy and utilization of the park. Forest fires have been spatially extensive there, and it is well…
Author(s): David R. Butler, Stephen J. Walsh, George P. Malanson
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In 1967 and 1968, seven south- and east-facing units, averaging 4-ha each, in a western larch forest of northwest Montana were (1) clearcut and burned by prescribed fire or wildfire, (2) clearcut and unburned, or (3) uncut and burned by wildfire.…
Author(s): Raymond C. Shearer, Peter F. Stickney
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No single combination of five cutting-site preparation treatments resulted in superior natural regeneration in spruce-fir stands in Wyoming, Utah, and Idaho. Best results were generally obtained by partial cutting, with minimal disturbance of litter…
Author(s): Ward W. McCaughey, Carl E. Fiedler, Wyman C. Schmidt
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Assessment of crown fire conditions calls for two important judgments: (1) identifying conditions for the onset of severe fires, and (2) predicting the spread rate, intensity, and size of expected crown fires. This paper addresses the second problem…
Author(s): Richard C. Rothermel
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Version 2 of the Regeneration Establishment Model is part of version 6 of the Prognosis Model for Stand Development. The regeneration model predicts results of regeneration harvests for most site and stand conditions found in the Northern Rocky…
Author(s): Dennis E. Ferguson, Nicholas L. Crookston
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During the afternoon of August 29, 1985, the Butte Fire made a high-intensity crown fire run, covering a distance of 2.22 km in one hour and 40 minutes, and forcing 73 fire fighters to deploy their protective fire shelters. This paper presents a…
Author(s): Martin E. Alexander
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Shepherdia canadensis (russet buffaloberry) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the…
Author(s): Crystal J. Walkup
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Athyrium filix-femina (lady fern) 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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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Paxistima myrsinites (Oregon boxwood) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species…
Author(s): S. A. Snyder
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Canis lupus (gray wolf) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species' taxonomy,…
Author(s): S. A. Snyder
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Odocoileus virginianus (white-tailed deer) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species…
Author(s): S. A. Snyder
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Ursus arctos horribilis (grizzly bear) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species…
Author(s): S. A. Snyder
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Larix lyallii (alpine 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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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Spiraea betulifolia (white spirea) 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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