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Endsley examines the interrelation between situation awareness and individual and environmental factors. Endsley argues that situation awareness is more than a person just being aware of the situation. Rather, it is a complex understanding of the…
Author(s): Mica Endsley
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The trophic ecology of 11 benthic macroinvertebrate taxa found in Cache Creek, Yellowstone National Park (YNP) was studied to determine if burned organic matter is an important resource and how resource utilization patterns may be altered in post-…
Author(s): Timothy B. Mihuc, G. Wayne Minshall
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From the text: 'This paper offers a scientific framework of principles and practices that are provided to guide development of federal policy concerning wildfire and salvage logging and other post-fire treatments. A common thread throughout the -…
Author(s): R.L. Beschta, Christopher A. Frissell, R. Gresswell, R. Hauer, James R. Karr, G. Wayne Minshall, David A. Perry, Jonathan J. Rhodes
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An increase in continuous fine fuels promoted by the expansion of aggressive annual exotic grasses in the Intermountain West has altered the region's fire regimes, with both ecologic and economic ramifications. I examine the predictive nature…
Author(s): Paul A. Knapp
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Phasianus colchicus (ring-necked pheasant) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species…
Author(s): Julie L. Tesky
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Molothrus ater (brown-headed cowbird) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, invasiveness of the species, and fire management considerations. Information is also…
Author(s): Janet Sullivan
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Stress, fear, and panic predictably lead to the collapse of clear thinking and organizational structure. While these psychological and social processes have been well studied by the military and the aircraft industry (Cockpit Resource Management) (…
Author(s): Ted Putnam
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Author(s): Robert E. Keane, Stephen F. Arno, Catherine A. Stewart
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Ribes velutinum (desert gooseberry) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species'…
Author(s): Anna Marshall
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Sylvilagus floridanus (eastern cottontail) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species…
Author(s): Janet Sullivan
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ANNOTATION: This article provides several harvest cost estimation methods for forest managers. Methods discussed include elements of stump-to-truck timber harvest cost estimation methods in ecosystem restoration prescriptions. Particular attention…
Author(s): Charles E. Keegan, Carl E. Fiedler, Fred J. Stewart
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Sensemaking is about how people make sense of situations. When faced with problems, people construct meaning. This constructive process plays a key role in the ultimate understanding that is developed. The meaning of a situation is both created and…
Author(s): Karl E. Weick
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Krascheninnikovia lanata (winterfat) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species…
Author(s): Jennifer H. Carey
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Heracleum maximum (common cowparsnip) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species…
Author(s): Lora L. Esser
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Following an August wildfire, sagebrush (Artemisia L.)/grass benchlands adjacent to Pocatello, Ida., were seeded with a mixture of exotic wheatgrasses and forbs by rangeland drill in November 1987. The effects of seeding on vegetation development in…
Author(s): Teresa D. Ratzlaff, Jay E. Anderson
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Bubo virginianus (great horned owl) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species'…
Author(s): Janet Sullivan
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Puma concolor (mountain lion) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species'…
Author(s): Julie L. Tesky
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This article is a detailed reconstruction of firefighter behavior and personal protective equipment use on the South Canyon Fire.  Putnam reveals two failures that contributed to the deaths of 14 firefighters.  First, many firefighters…
Author(s): Ted Putnam
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Prunus emarginata (bitter cherry) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species'…
Author(s): Lora L. Esser
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Ribes aureum (golden currant) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species'…
Author(s): Anna Marshall
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