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Describes results of prescribed burning 36 plots in northern ldaho mixed conifer logging slash. Fuel characteristics and methods for predicting duff and woody fuel consumption are reported. Guidelines are included for developing fire prescriptions.
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Symphoricarpos mollis (creeping snowberry) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species…
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Adaptive resource management is a continuous learning process in which current knowledge always leads to further experimentation and discovery. Adaptive management evolves by learning from mistakes. Designing adaptive management strategies involves…
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Fuel accumulations were measured in duff mounds around the bases of 19 mature Pinus ponderosa Laws. (ponderosa pine) in a 200-year-old stand in Glacier National Park, Montana. Tree diameter at breast height ranged from 50 to 114 cm (mean = 80 cm).…
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Rubus idaeus (red raspberry) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species'…
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Whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis) is a valuable wildlife resource in the western United States and southwestern Canada. Its large seeds are a preferred food for a variety of birds and mammals, especially Clark's nutcrackers (Nucifraga columbiana),…
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Celtis reticulata (netleaf hackberry) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species…
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Disturbance regimes, resilience, and recovery of animal communities and habitats in lotic ecosystems
Disturbance regime is a critical organizing feature of stream communities and ecosystems. The position of a given reach in the river basin and the sediment type within that reach are two key determinants of the frequency and intensity of flow-…
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Xerophyllum tenax (beargrass) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species'…
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Berberis nervosa (dwarf Oregon-grape) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species…
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The responses of streams to the 1979 Mortar Creek fire in central Idaho provide valuable insights into the extended impact of wildfire on trout habitat. The fire dramatically increased runoff and fine sediment levels and reduced shading and cover…
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Vaccinium ovalifolium (ovalleaf huckleberry) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the…
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Taxus brevifolia (Pacific yew) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species'…
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Oxytropis campestris var. columbiana (Columbia River crazyweed) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also…
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Erythronium grandiflorum (glacier lily) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species…
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This book takes a systems approach to organizational learning. Senge argues that “a learning organization is a place where people are continually discovering how they create reality. And how they can change it”. This book explains why a learning…
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Predicting equilibrium moisture content of some foliar forest litter in the northern Rocky Mountains
Forest foliage that comprises much of the forest floor litter has higher equilibrium moisture content, EMC, than woody components. The EMC's at 300 °K were found to increase as follows: grasses < fir-spruce needles < pine-cedar needles…
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Fire affects spawning areas and food habitat in streams by indirectly influencing waterflow, nutrients, erosion, sedimentation, debris, and water temperature. The response of vegetation following fire is the most important factor affecting aquatic…
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This article discusses social considerations with respect to public wildland forest fire policy. Social attitudes, beliefs and behavioral intentions of wildland fire are described as well as the public's knowledge of the effects of fire. This study…
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Biomass and hydrocarbon fuel fires are two common sources of obscuring smoke which present significant operational challenges over a broad range of possible viewing wavelengths. This is especially true of very large fires where the primary smoke…
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