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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Alnus rhombifolia (white alder) 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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Fire has been used inconsistently to manage native and tame grasslands in the Northern Great Plains (NGP) of the north-central U.S. and south-central Canada, particularly the grasslands found in prairies, plains, agricultural land retirement…
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Salix lemmonii (Lemmons willow) 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 Sambucus nigra subsp. cerulea (blue elderberry) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the…
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Make Every Decision Your Best Decision
Executives rate decision-making ability as the most important business skill, but few people have the training they need to make good decisions consistently.
Becoming a good decision-maker is like training to…
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Organizations need reliable ways to adjust business practices when work conditions change. A proven method of successfully learning and applying organizational best practices is through a process called benchmarking. This book introduces the…
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Rubus ursinus (trailing blackberry) 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 Rubus laciniatus (evergreen blackberry) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, invasiveness of the species, and fire management considerations. Information is…
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Polystichum munitum (western sword fern) 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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In order to make reliable decisions, organizations need to have reliable access to critical information. However, high velocity environments place severe restrictions on information flow. Despite this handicap, many organizations in high velocity…
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Airborne measurements have been made in the smokes from large fires of standing coniferous trees and logging debris, standing chaparral, fallen jack pine, and wheat stubble. Panicle emission factors, particle size distributions, optical properties…
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Andropogon gerardii (big bluestem) 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 paper offers some suggestions and field guides with respect to the operational application of C.E. Van Wagner's (1997, Can. J. For. Res. 7:23-34) theory to calculate the threshold conditions for the start and spread of crown fires in…
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We define disturbance in stream ecosystems to be: any relatively discrete event in time that is characterized by a frequency, intensity, and severity outside a predictable range, and that disrupts ecosystem, community, or population structure and…
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The riparian vegetation along the Bighorn River in Wyoming forms a complex mosaic comprised of cottonwood (Populus deltoides) groves, meadows, marshes, and several kinds of shrubland. Changes in the riparian mosaic during the last 50 years were…
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Includes 25 invited papers and panel discussions, 6 workshop reports, and 15 poster papers that focus on the escalating problem of wildfire in wildland residential areas throughout the western United States and Canada.
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Economic efficiency and risk have long been considered during the selection of fire management programs and the design of fire management polices. The risk considerations was largely subjective, however, and efficiency has only recently been…
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Measurements in the plumes from seven forest fires show that the concentrations of NH3 were considerably in excess of ambient values. Calculation of NH3 emissions from the fires, based on the ratio of NH3/CO in the plumes and emissions of CO from…
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Describes use of increment borers for interpreting fire history in coniferous forests. These methods are intended for use in wilderness, parks, and other natural areas where sawing cross-sections from fire-scarred trees is prohibited.
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Acer negundo (boxelder) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species' taxonomy,…
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