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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Carduus nutans (musk thistle) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, invasiveness of the species, effects of the species on fuels and fire regimes, and fire…
Author(s): Kristin L. Zouhar
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Residential development in fire-prone wildlands is occurring at an unprecedented rate. Community-based evacuation planning in many areas is an emerging need. In this paper we present a method for using microscopic traffic simulation to develop and…
Author(s): Thomas J. Cova, Justin P. Johnson
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Author(s): Natasha B. Kotliar, Sallie Hejl, Richard L. Hutton, Victoria A. Saab, C. P. Melcher, Mary E. McFadzen
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Lythrum salicaria (purple loosestrife) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, invasiveness of the species, effects of the species on fuels and fire regimes, and…
Author(s): Gregory T. Munger
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Fire played an important role in maintaining and creating conditions suitable for native flora and fauna in the forests of western North America. Recent coarse filter conservation strategies have advocated creating future landscapes that incorporate…
Author(s): James K. Agee
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A statistical forecast methodology exploits large-scale patterns in monthly U.S. Climatological Division Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) values over a wide region and several seasons to predict area burned in western U.S. wildfires by ecosystem…
Author(s): Anthony L. Westerling, Alexander Gershunov, Daniel R. Cayan, Tim P. Barnett
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Interactions between humans and wildfires have increased in many regions over the last decades driven by climate and land-use changes. A shift towards more adaptive fire management and policies is urgently needed but remains difficult to achieve.…
Author(s): Cristina Santin, Aristides Moustakas, Stefan H. Doerr
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Sporobolus airoides (alkali sacaton) 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): Kathleen A. Johnson
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This article highlights the findings of the literature on aboriginal fire from the human- and the land-centered disciplines, and suggests that the traditional knowledge of indigenous peoples be incorporated into plans for reintroducing fire to the…
Author(s): R.W. Kimmerer, Frank K. Lake
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We evaluated the effects of disturbance on stream benthic macroinvertebrates at the ecological scales of time, stream size, and burn extent in six segments of Cache Creek over the first 10 postfire years. Postfire changes in macroinvertebrate taxa…
Author(s): G. Wayne Minshall, Todd V. Royer, Christopher T. Robinson
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Abies concolor (white fir) 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): Kristin L. Zouhar
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Tetradymia canescens (spineless horsebrush) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, effects of the species on fuels and fire regimes, and fire management…
Author(s): Janette S. Scher
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Populus angustifolia (narrowleaf cottonwood) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, effects of the species on fuels and fire regimes, and fire management…
Author(s): Kevin A. Simonin
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Whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis) seeds are dispersed by Clark's Nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana), a bird that makes caches under 2-3 cm of soil. Cached seeds may delay germination for one or more years in part because of underdeveloped…
Author(s): Diana F. Tomback, Angela J. Anderies, Katherine S. Carsey, Mary L. Powell, Sabine Mellmann-Brown
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Whitebark pine is a dominant feature of western high-mountain regions, offering an important source of food and high-quality habitat for species ranging from Clark's nutcracker to the grizzly bear. But in the northwestern United States and…
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Stratigraphic and geomorphic evidence indicate floods that occur soon after forest fires have been intermittent but common events in many mountainous areas during the past several thousand years. The magnitude and recurrence of these post‐fire flood…
Author(s): John G. Elliott, R. S. Parker
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This review summarizes information that was available in the scientific literature as of 2020 on the biology, ecology, and effects of fire on diffuse knapweed in North America. Diffuse knapweed is not native in North America and is invasive in…
Author(s): Kristin L. Zouhar
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We excluded litter (leaves and wood) inputs to an Appalachian headwater stream for 5 years. Leaves disappeared from the streambed very rapidly (<1 year) following litter exclusion, however, a large residual mass of woody debris remained. After…
Author(s): J. Bruce Wallace, Jackson R. Webster, Sue L. Eggert, Judy L. Meyer, Edward R. Siler
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Elymus elymoides (bottlebrush squirreltail) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, effects of the species on fuels and fire regimes, and fire management…
Author(s): Kevin A. Simonin
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Cirsium arvense (Canada thistle) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, invasiveness of the species, effects of the species on fuels and fire regimes, and fire…
Author(s): Kristin L. Zouhar
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