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Describes age structure of nine old growth ponderosa pine/Douglas-fir stands in western Montana. Interprets the influence of past fires and 20th century fire exclusion on stand structure. Gives implications for management to restore and maintain…
Author(s): Stephen F. Arno, Joe H. Scott, Michael G. Hartwell
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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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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 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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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 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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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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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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Physical characteristics, benthic macroinvertebrates, and periphyton assemblages in two adjacent headwater streams in Yellowstone National Park were evaluated five years after the 1988 wildfires. The catchment of one stream was burned by wildfire (…
Author(s): G. Wayne Minshall, Christopher T. Robinson, Todd V. Royer, Samuel R. Rushforth
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Peromyscus maniculatus (North American deermouse) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the…
Author(s): Janet Sullivan
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Bos bison (American bison) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the species' taxonomy…
Author(s): Julie L. Tesky
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Philadelphus lewisii (Lewis' mockorange) to fire--how fire affects the species and its habitat, and fire management considerations. Information is also provided on the…
Author(s): Jennifer H. Carey
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This FEIS species review synthesizes information on the relationship of Buteo lagopus (rough-legged hawk) 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 Procyon lotor (northern raccoon) 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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The Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) has long recognized the importance of sagebrush/grassland vegetative communities as wildlife habitat. Efforts to manipulate these communities concern FWP because of the potential…
Author(s): Joel G. Peterson
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It has become increasingly clear that wildland firefighters are experiencing collapses in decisionmaking and organizational structure when conditions on the fireline become life-threatening. Since 1990 wildland fire agencies have lost 23 people who…
Author(s): Ted Putnam
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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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