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Fires affect animals mainly through effects on their habitat. Fires often cause short-term increases in wildlife foods that contribute to increases in populations of some animals. These increases are moderated by the animals' ability to thrive in…
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Based on his earlier book, “Emotional Intelligence,” Goleman applies years of research to this practical guide on emotional intelligence in organizations. In the first part of the book, Goleman makes a “hard case for soft skills” by arguing that…
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A broad-scale probabilistic model of forest fires, EMBYR, has been developed to simulate the effects of large fires burning through heterogeneous landscapes. Fire ignition and spread are simulated on a gridded landscape by (1) examining each burning…
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The year 1999 marks the 50th anniversary of the Mann Gulch Fire that occurred in western Montana on August 5, 1949 (Matthews 1999). There has been considerable interest amongst the Canadian wildland fire community in the 1949 Mann Gulch Fire ever…
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Danthonia unispicata (onespike danthonia) 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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A symposium held September 15-18, 1997, in Provo, UT, and Sanpete County, UT, provided information on the ecology, management, resource values, and restoration of pinyon-juniper communities in the Interior Western United States. The conference was…
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The development of mature juniper woodlands has often been associated with decreases in the herbaceous and shrub components of the community. This study focused on changes in species richness and diversity along a successional gradient at both the…
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Artemisia tripartita subsp. rupicola, Artemisia tripartita subsp. tripartita (Wyoming threetip sagebrush, tall threetip sagebrush) to fire--how fire affects the species and its…
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Bouteloua hirsuta (hairy grama) 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 many western Montana ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) stands, fire suppression and past selective logging of large trees have resulted in conditions favoring succession to dense stands of shade-tolerant, but insect- and disease-prone Douglas-fir…
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In 1974, two clearcuts, two shelterwoods, and two sets of eight group selections (equally divided between two elevation zones) were harvested on the Coram Experimental Forest in northwestern Montana. Four levels of tree and residue utilization were…
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Prescribed fire is used as a site treatment after timber harvesting. These fires result in spatial patterns with some portions consuming all of the forest floor material (duff) and others consuming little. Prior to the burn, spatial sampling of duff…
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Amelanchier utahensis (Utah serviceberry) 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 assessment of Montana used data collected from Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) plots across Montana and summarized by forest type, density, and structure. The focus of the analysis was on ponderosa pine/Douglas fir/ dry mixed conifer…
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Elymus glaucus (blue wildrye) 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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The objectives of this Research Joint Venture Agreement were to install and calibrate three flumes on the Tenderfoot Creek Experimental Forest (TCEF) in central Montana; check calibration of the existing seven flumes on TCEF; estimate the influence…
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Achnatheruum hymenoides (Indian ricegrass) 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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Climate change influences the ecological processes driving regional vegetation change. With the paleoecological and geomorphological perspective of Holocene history, it is apparent that each vegetation change interacting with the environment sets…
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Artemisia tridentata subsp. tridentata (basin big sagebrush) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also…
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The Snake River Plain forms a 6 million ha arc-shaped depression across southern Idaho. Basalt flows, fresh water sediments, loess and volcanic deposits cover its surface. Elevation increases eastward from 650 to 2,150 m altitude. Climate is semi-…
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