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Key to the long-term resilience of dryland ecosystems is the recovery of foundation plant species following disturbance. In ecosystems with high interannual weather variability, understanding the influence of short-term environmental conditions on…
Author(s): Alexandra K. Urza, Peter J. Weisberg, David Board, Jeanne C. Chambers, Stanley G. Kitchen, Bruce A. Roundy
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Numerous studies have linked outdoor levels of PM2.5, PM10, NO2, O3, SO2, and other air pollutants to significantly higher rates of Covid 19 morbidity and mortality, although the rate in which specific concentrations of pollutants increase Covid 19…
Author(s): Luke Curtis
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Increased demand for timber, the reduction in the available timber resources, and more frequent and severe forest fires under a changing climate have increased the use of salvage logging in North American forests despite concerns regarding impacts…
Author(s): Fidèle Bognounou, Lisa A. Venier, Steven L. Van Wilgenburg, Isabelle Aubin, Jean-Noel Candau, Andre Arsenault, Christian Hebert, Jacques Ibarzabal, Samantha J. Song, Louis De Grandpré
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Purpose: To understand the association between heart rate variability and indices of fatigue, total sleep time, and reaction time in shift workers. Methods:Ten participants from the British Columbia Wildfire Service management team were examined…
Author(s): Andrew T. Jeklin, Andrew S. Perrotta, Hugh W. Davies, Shannon S. D. Bredin, Dion A. Paul, Darren E. R. Warburton
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The advancement of three-dimensional, time-dependent fire behaviour models is best supported by publicly available, co-located, synchronised, quality-assured measures of pre-fire, active fire and post-fire conditions (i.e. integrated datasets).…
Author(s): Derek McNamara, William E. Mell
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Forested environments are subject to large and high intensity unplanned fire events, owing to, among other factors, the high quantity and complex structure of fuel in these environments. Compiling accurate and spatially comprehensive fuel…
Author(s): Matthew G. Gale, Geoffrey J. Cary, Albert I. J. M. van Dijk, Marta Yebra
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Strong and variable winds in thunderstorm outflow boundaries interact with wildland fires, often spreading flames faster to threaten firefighter safety and amplify economical destruction. These boundaries are difficult to detect in complex terrain…
Author(s): Katja Friedrich, Julie Lundquist
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Wildfires pose significant risks to populations living in the Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI). We examine the influence of WUI residents’ risk perceptions as well as other cognitive constructs (guided by Protection Motivation Theory) likely to…
Author(s): Lauren Nicole Dupey Larsen, Peter D. Howe, Mark W. Brunson, Larissa L. Yocom, Darren McAvoy, E. Helen Berry, Jordan W. Smith
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Whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis) (PIAL) is a proposed threatened species that plays a keystone ecological role in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE). Its population response to climate change is of high interest to managers because climate-…
Author(s): Andrew J. Hansen, Alyson East, Robert E. Keane, Matt Lavin, Kristin Legg, Zachary A. Holden, Chris Toney, Franklin Alongi
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Firefighting is a mentally and physically demanding profession which is compounded by poor sleep due to shift schedules commonly used by fire departments. Compared to other professions, firefighters are at high risk for musculoskeletal injuries,…
Author(s): Chris Frost, Mike Toczko, Justin J. Merrigan, Joel R. Martin
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Wildfires have caused increasingly negative impacts with increasing occurrences close to densely populated regions. Evacuations are among the most critical measures in the immediate wildfire relief measures. While social media have been used in…
Author(s): Lingyao Li, Zihui Ma, Tao Cao
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1. Spatial connections between habitats are important to allow movement of organisms across heterogeneous landscapes with diverse disturbances and management. Similarly, species providing functional connections between subnetworks of species…
Author(s): Laura A. Burkle, Laura J. Heil, R. Travis Belote
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We used a value of information approach to demonstrate the cost-effectiveness of using satellite imagery as part of the Burn Area Emergency Response (BAER), a US federal program that identifies imminent post-wildfire threats to human life and safety…
Author(s): Richard Bernknopf, Yusuke Kuwayama, Reily Gibson, Jessica Blakely, Bethany Mabee, T. J. Clifford, Brad Quayle, Justin Epting, Terry Hardy, David C. Goodrich
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Throughout the conifer forests of the western United States, wildfires are projected to become larger and more frequent under climate change. The use or prescribed fires is one pathway to mitigate these fires and reduce crown fire hazard. Regardless…
Author(s): Alistair M. S. Smith, Raquel Partelli-Feltrin
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While managed fire often produces clear changes in aboveground functional diversity, we know little about how fire affects belowground fauna and their mediation of biogeochemical processes. Because soil micro- and mesofauna, particularly nematodes,…
Author(s): Anita Antoninka, Kara Gibson
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Computational natural wildfire simulation is a computing-intensive process. The process is also challenging because of the need to integrate data with wide spatial and temporal variability. Our study sought to simulate rapidly spreading natural…
Author(s): Bishrant Adhikari, Chen Xu, Paddington Hodza, Thomas A. Minckley
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Every year forest fires destroy millions of hectares of land worldwide. Detecting forest fire ignition in the early stages is fundamental to avoid forest fires catastrophes. In this approach, Wireless Sensor Network is explored to develop a…
Author(s): Beatriz Azevedo, Thadeu Brito, José Lima, Ana Pereira
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ive foliage for some tree and shrub species can support flaming fire spread at much higher moisture content than dead fuel materials. However, the role of live fuels in forest fires has been controversial in the past decades. Although ignition and…
Author(s): Adnan Darwish Ahmad, Ahmad M. Abubaker, Ahmad Salaimeh, Nelson K. Akafuah, Mark A. Finney, Jason M. Forthofer, Kozo Saito
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Due to the increased concern for the environment, sustainable construction materials are getting increased attention. Wood is considered a renewable, sustainable construction material. The problem with wood is that it is a fire-prone material. With…
Author(s): Sayaka Suzuki, Sam Manzello
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Wildfires are known to be one of the main causes of soil erosion and land degradation, and their impacts on ecosystems and society are expected to increase in the future due to changes in climate and land use. It is therefore vital to mitigate the…
Author(s): Antonio Girona-García, Diana C.S. Vieira, Joana Silva, Cristina Fernández, Peter R. Robichaud, Jan J. Keizer
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