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Author(s): Robert E. Keane, Stephen F. Arno
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Thirty years ago the effects of timber harvest, prescribed burning, and wildfire were investigated in a western larch/Douglas-fir forest on the Flathead National Forest in western Montana. The original study was designed to investigate the effects…
Author(s): Jonalea R. Tonn, Martin F. Jurgensen, G. D. Mroz, Deborah S. Page-Dumroese
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Geomorphological processes that commonly transport soil down hillslopes and sediment and woody debris through stream systems in steep, mountainous, forest landscapes can operate in sequence down gravitational flowpaths, forming a cascade of…
Author(s): Futoshi Nakamura, Frederick J. Swanson, Steven M. Wondzell
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The varied topics presented in these symposium proceedings represent the diverse nature of the Bitterroot Ecosystem Management Research Project (BEMRP). Separated into six sections, the papers cover the different themes researched by BEMRP…
Author(s): Helen Y. Smith
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This strategy is based on the premise that sustainable resources are predicated on healthy, resilient ecosystems. In fire-adapted ecosystems, some measure of fire use-at appropriate intensity, frequency, and time of year-should be included in…
Author(s): Lyle Laverty, Gerald W. Williams
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Fire, competition for light and water, and native forest pests have interacted for millennia in western forests to produce a countryside dominated by seral species of conifers. These conifer-dominated ecosystems exist in six kinds of biotic…
Author(s): Geral I. McDonald, Alan E. Harvey, Jonalea R. Tonn
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A study was initiated in 1995 to measure landscape changes in forest structures between 1900 and 1995. A systematic sampling system was used to collect data on three forested faces on the Bitterroot Front. Over 1,200 tree cores were taken on 216…
Author(s): Michael G. Hartwell, Paul B. Alaback, Stephen F. Arno
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Invasive, nonnative plant species have been a concern of land managers within the temperate and boreal coniferous forest eco-region for nearly a century. Fire management, timber harvest, grazing, mining, recreation, and agriculture have not only…
Author(s): Richy J. Harrod, Sarah Reichard
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Achnatherum nelsonii (Columbia needlegrass) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the…
Author(s): Kristin L. Zouhar
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Festuca idahoensis (Idaho fescue) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species'…
Author(s): Kristin L. Zouhar
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Festuca altaica, Festuca campestris, Festuca hallii (northern rough fescue, alpine rough fescue, plains rough fescue) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and…
Author(s): D. A. Tirmenstein
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Achnatherum lettermanii (Letterman's needlegrass) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on…
Author(s): Jane E. Taylor
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Sporobolus cryptandrus (sand dropseed) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species…
Author(s): Kevin A. Simonin
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Quercus gambelii (Gambel oak) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species'…
Author(s): Kevin A. Simonin
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Pleuraphis jamesii (galleta) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species'…
Author(s): Kevin A. Simonin
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Elymus canadensis (Canada wildrye) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species'…
Author(s): Kevin A. Simonin
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Koeleria macrantha (prairie Junegrass) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species…
Author(s): Kevin A. Simonin
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Vaccinium membranaceum (big huckleberry) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species…
Author(s): Kevin A. Simonin
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Fallugia paradoxa (Apache plume) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species'…
Author(s): Jack McWilliams
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Symphoricarpos albus (common snowberry) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species…
Author(s): Jack McWilliams
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