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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Selaginella densa (lesser spikemoss) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species…
Author(s): Marilyn F. Crane
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Biomass and hydrocarbon fuel fires are two common sources of obscuring smoke which present significant operational challenges over a broad range of possible viewing wavelengths. This is especially true of very large fires where the primary smoke…
Author(s): Lawrence F. Radke, Dean A. Hegg, J. David Nance, Jaime H. Lyons, Krista K. Laursen, R. J. Ferek, Peter V. Hobbs, Raymond E. Weiss
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To provide adequate resource protection in alpine and subalpine areas, managers need to expand their perspective and focus on ecosystem and landscape-level management. Single-resource and microsite focuses stymie integrated management and protection…
Author(s): Wendel J. Hann
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Vaccinium myrtilloides (velvetleaf blueberry) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the…
Author(s): D. A. Tirmenstein
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[Excerpted from text] The growth of wildfires is related to three broad factors: fuel type, topography and weather. The National Fire Danger Rating System and the Fire Behavior Prediction System combine these factors to predict the probability and…
Author(s): Paul A. Werth, Richard Ochoa
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Xerophyllum tenax (beargrass) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species'…
Author(s): Marilyn F. Crane
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Fire affects spawning areas and food habitat in streams by indirectly influencing waterflow, nutrients, erosion, sedimentation, debris, and water temperature. The response of vegetation following fire is the most important factor affecting aquatic…
Author(s): James K. Brown
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Habitat distribution and stand dynamics of whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis) within the whitebark pine zone of the Mount Washburn massif, Yellowstone National Park were investigated as part of a study of relationships among grizzly bears, red…
Author(s): David J. Mattson, Daniel P. Reinhart
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We present a narrative account of case studies of the recovery of flowing water systems from disturbance, focusing on the investigators' conclusions about recovery time and the factors contributing to recovery. We restrict our attention to case…
Author(s): J. David Yount, Gerald J. Niemi
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Military misfortunes are complex and involve not only individual failures in judgment or action, but also organizational failures rooted in the values each military organization upholds. This book uses examples from several military battles to…
Author(s): Eliot A. Cohen, John Gooch
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Habitats or environmental factors that convey spatial and temporal resistance and/or resilience to biotic communities that have been impacted by biophysical disturbances may be called refugia. Most refugia in rivers are characterized by extensive…
Author(s): James R. Sedell, Gordon H. Reeves, F. Richard Hauer, Jack A. Stanford
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This article discusses social considerations with respect to public wildland forest fire policy. Social attitudes, beliefs and behavioral intentions of wildland fire are described as well as the public's knowledge of the effects of fire. This study…
Author(s): Michael J. Manfredo, Martin Fishbein, Glenn E. Haas, Alan E. Watson
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Whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis) has received little management emphasis except in the past 10 years. Silvicultural treatment of whitebark pine is starting to draw increased interest as attention is focused on the species and its potential…
Author(s): Douglas E. Eggers
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Alnus viridis subsp. sinuata (Sitka alder) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species…
Author(s): Ronald Uchytil
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Fire affects spawning areas and food habitat in streams by indirectly influencing waterflow, nutrients, erosion, sedimentation, debris, and water temperature. The response of vegetation following fire is the most important factor affecting aquatic…
Author(s): James K. Brown
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Maintaining an ecosystem shaped primarily by natural geological and ecological processes is a primary goal in Yellowstone National Park (YNP) (Houstori 1971). Thus, one important question about the fires of 1988 is whether they were really natural:…
Author(s): William H. Romme, Don G. Despain
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As with any other skill, the ability to make effective decisions can be taught and improved upon. Russo and Shoemaker provide a guide to systematic decision making by delineating several key points in the decision making process. The first step in…
Author(s): J. Edward Russo, Paul J. H. Shoemaker
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Alnus rubra (red alder) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species' taxonomy,…
Author(s): Ronald Uchytil
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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'…
Author(s): Janet L. Fryer
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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'…
Author(s): D. A. Tirmenstein
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