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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Quercus gambelii (Gambel oak) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species'…
Author(s): Kevin A. Simonin
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This state-of-knowledge review about the effects of fire on flora and fuels can assist land managers with ecosystem and fire management planning and in their efforts to inform others about the ecological role of fire. Chapter topics include fire…
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Calamagrostis rubescens (pinegrass) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species'…
Author(s): Robin F. Matthews
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The varied topics presented in these symposium proceedings represent the diverse nature of the Bitterroot Ecosystem Management Research Project (BEMRP). Separated into six sections, the papers cover the different themes researched by BEMRP…
Author(s): Helen Y. Smith
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This article examines the relationship between group management styles and the effectiveness of group decision making. The researchers first identified conflict management styles and then analyzed group decisions and their effectiveness. The results…
Author(s): Timothy Kuhn, M. Scott Poole
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As the intensity of the debates concerning land use assessments and planning inexorably increase, and the resultant allocation of increasingly scarce natural re-sources produces winners and losers, there is a parallel and in-creasing demand for the…
Author(s): Jack Ward Thomas, James Burchfield
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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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Can scientific information and intensive, extensive public involvement through facilitated meetings be expected to lead to agreement on natural resource issues? Communications and research in the Bitterroot Ecosystem Management Research Project…
Author(s): Jane Kapler Smith, Kerry McMenus
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Creating a learning organization is a much needed, yet difficult to implement asset for any organization. While most managers agree on the importance of building this skill, few understand how to get started, what tools and techniques are needed, or…
Author(s): David Garvin
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Infiltration rates in undisturbed forest environments are generally high. These high infiltration rates may be reduced when forest management activities such as timber harvesting and/or prescribed fires are used. Post-harvest residue burning is a…
Author(s): Peter R. Robichaud
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This study documented the long-term (>10 years) impact of fire on sage grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus Bonaparte) nesting and brood-rearing habitats on the Upper Snake River Plain in southeastern Idaho.
Author(s): Pamela J. Nelle, Kerry P. Reese, John W. Connelly
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Smoke exposure measurements among firefighters at wildfires in the Western United States between 1992 and 1995 showed that altogether most exposures were not significant, between 3 and 5 percent of the shift-average exposures exceeded occupational…
Author(s): Timothy E. Reinhardt, Roger D. Ottmar
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Projected changes in global climate have important ramifications for the future of national parks and other reserves set aside to conserve ecological uniqueness. We explored potential implications of climatic changes on lifeform distribution and…
Author(s): Dominique Bachelet, James M. Lenihan, Christopher Daly, Ronald P. Neilson
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Findings from fire history studies have increasingly indicated that many forest ecosystems in the northern Rocky Mountains were shaped by mixed-severity fire regimes, characterized by fires of variable severities at intervals averaging between about…
Author(s): Stephen F. Arno, David J. Parsons, Robert E. Keane
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Achnatherum lettermanii (Letterman's needlegrass) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on…
Author(s): Jane E. Taylor
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The implementation of properly designed treatments to restore and sustain desired forest conditions in the Inland Northwest, besides moving forest stands more rapidly to an ecologically desirable and sustainable condition, can generate positive…
Author(s): Charles E. Keegan, Carl E. Fiedler
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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…
Author(s): Robin F. Matthews
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Fallugia paradoxa (Apache plume) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species'…
Author(s): Jack McWilliams
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The significant geographic extent of lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta) in the interior West and the large proportion within the mixed-severity fire regime has led to efforts for more ecologically based management of lodgepole pine. New research and…
Author(s): Colin C. Hardy, Robert E. Keane, Catherine A. Stewart
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This article critiques two predominant forms of decision making: rational-choice and the intuitive approach. The authors suggest a more productive approach to decision making is the experiential, or “recognize/react,” approach. The experiential…
Author(s): Gary Klein, Karl E. Weick
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