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Type: Report
Author(s): David S. Pilliod
Publication Date: 2005

The Wildlife Habitat Response Model (WHRM) is a Web-based computer tool for evaluating the potential effects of fuel- reduction projects on terrestrial wildlife habitats. It uses species-habitat associations in ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa), dry-type Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii), lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta), and mixed conifer forests to qualitatively predict how changes in critical habitat elements may affect wildlife habitat suitability of treated stands. This publication describes the intended users and uses, inputs that are required, and what the model does and does not do.

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Citation: Pilliod, David. 2005. Fuels planning: science synthesis and integration; environmental consequences fact sheet 15: the Wildlife Habitat Response Model. Research Note RMRS-RN-23-15WWW. Fort Collins, CO: USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 2 p.

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Topics:
Fire Ecology    Fire Effects    Fuels    Hazard and Risk    Models    Planning
Regions:
Alaska    California    Eastern    Great Basin    Hawaii    Northern Rockies    Northwest    Rocky Mountain    Southern    Southwest    National
Keywords:
  • Douglas-fir
  • fuel treatment
  • habitat association
  • lodgepole pine
  • mixed conifer
  • Pinus contorta
  • Pinus ponderosa
  • ponderosa pine
  • Pseudotsuga menziesii
  • WHRM - Wildlife Habitat Response Model
  • wildlife habitat
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FRAMES Record Number: 640