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Remote sensing from space may well become one of the world's most effective, accurate, and efficient ways to assess fire risk and thus manage large landscapes. The technology is evolving quickly, and researchers are busy keeping up. Some major…
Author(s): Rachel Clark
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Carex inops subsp. heliophila, Carex inops subsp. inops (sun sedge, long-stolon sedge) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, effects of the species on fuels and…
Author(s): Janet L. Fryer
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Prescribed fire is increasingly used for fuels management and ecosystem restoration. Managers and fuels specialists of the Great Basin are often required to estimate fuel loadings to predict fire behavior, recommend fuel treatments, or restore an…
Author(s): Andrea Stebleton, Stephen C. Bunting
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Nucifraga columbiana (Clark's nutcracker) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, effects of the species on fuels and fire regimes, and fire management…
Author(s): Nancy E. McMurray
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A small prescribed fire near the mouth of Trout Creek in Strawberry Valley, Wasatch County, Utah, on the Uinta National Forest provided an opportunity to compare production and vascular plant composition in unburned and burned areas. At four years…
Author(s): Sherel Goodrich
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Sanguisorba minor (small burnet) 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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Very large scale aerial (VLSA) imagery is an efficient tool for monitoring bare ground and cover on extensive rangelands. This study was conducted to determine whether VLSA images could be used to detect differences in antelope bitterbrush (Purshia…
Author(s): Corey A. Moffet, J. Bret Taylor, D. Terrance Booth
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Carex rossii (Ross's sedge) 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): Michelle B. Anderson
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Thurber's needlegrass (Achnatherum thurberianum [Piper] Barkworth) is an important component of many sagebrush communities in the Intermountain West. Prescribed fall burning is often implemented in sagebrush plant communities to mimic historic…
Author(s): Kirk W. Davies, Jonathan D. Bates
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In recent history, there has not been a more ecologically important event than the introduction of cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) and red brome (Bromus rubens) into the Intermountain West. These grasses are very similar in ecology and history and are…
Author(s): Chad R. Reid, Sherel Goodrich, James E. Bowns
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Millions of dollars are spent each year in the United States to mitigate the effects of wildfires and reduce the risk of flash floods and debris flows. Research from forested, chaparral, and rangeland communities indicate that severe wildfires can…
Author(s): Frederick B. Pierson, Peter R. Robichaud, Corey A. Moffet, Kenneth E. Spaeth, Christopher Jason Williams, Stuart P. Hardegree, Patrick E. Clark
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Much interest lies in long-term recovery rates of sagebrush communities after fire in the western United States, as sagebrush communities comprise millions of hectares of rangelands and are an important wildlife habitat. Little is known about…
Author(s): Temuulen T. Sankey, Corey A. Moffet, Keith T. Weber
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Our focus is on the Pacific Northwest and Intermountain Region including the Great Basin, Columbia Plateau, Colorado Plateau, and surrounding areas. The climate of this large, arid to semiarid region is defined by generally low and highly variable…
Author(s): Jeanne C. Chambers, Michael L. Pellant
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Quantifying the historical range and variability of landscape composition and structure using simulation modeling is becoming an important means of assessing current landscape condition and prioritizing landscapes for ecosystem restoration. However…
Author(s): Robert E. Keane, Lisa M. Holsinger, Russell A. Parsons, Kathy L. Gray
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Potentilla glandulosa (sticky cinquefoil) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, effects of the species on fuels and fire regimes, and fire management…
Author(s): Sonja L. Reeves
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Zuckia brandegeei (siltbush) 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): Corey L. Gucker
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JFSP-funded researchers are exploring the ecological functioning of sagebrush-steppe communities in the Great Basin and other places in the dry Intermountain West. Their work is helping managers effectively use tools such as tree mastication and…
Author(s): Gail Wells
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Research to quantify fuel consumption and flammability in shrub-dominated ecosystems has received little attention despite the widespread occurrence of fire-influenced, shrub-dominated landscapes across the arid lands of the western United States.…
Author(s): Clinton S. Wright, Roger D. Ottmar, Sue A. Ferguson, Robert E. Vihnanek
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Biomass combustion emissions make a significant contribution to the overall particulate pollution in the troposphere. Wildland or prescribed burns and residential wood combustion emissions can vary due to differences in fuel, season, time of day,…
Author(s): Lynn R. Mazzoleni, Barbara Zielinska, Hans Moosmuller
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Artemisia campestris (field sagewort) 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): Corey L. Gucker
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