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The Alaska Reference Database originated as the standalone Alaska Fire Effects Reference Database, a ProCite reference database maintained by former BLM-Alaska Fire Service Fire Ecologist Randi Jandt. It was expanded under a Joint Fire Science Program grant for the FIREHouse project (The Northwest and Alaska Fire Research Clearinghouse). It is now maintained by the Alaska Fire Science Consortium and FRAMES, and is hosted through the FRAMES Resource Catalog. The database provides a listing of fire research publications relevant to Alaska and a venue for sharing unpublished agency reports and works in progress that are not normally found in the published literature.

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Fire: its effects on growth and physiological processes in conifer forests

Chambers, Dougherty, Hennessey
[no description entered]
Year: 1986
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

Predicted residues and fire behavior in small-stem lodgepole pine stands

Brown, Johnston
Fuel loading, fireline intensity, and expected fire size were determined after harvesting small-stem lodgepole pine stands. Curves relating predicted fireline intensity to slash fuel loading and windspeed are presented. Removing about 15 tons per acre of residues reduced…
Year: 1987
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

Micro-plot approach to prescribed fire effects research

Hawkes
[no description entered]
Year: 1986
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

Analyzing fuel treatment costs

González-Cabán, McKetta
Economically sound decisions on fuel treatment require knowledge of treatment costs. Fuel treatment costs derived using an economic cost concept on two National Forests were found to be higher than reported by accounting methods. Costs are sufficiently high and variable to…
Year: 1986
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

Fire-danger rating: the next 20 years

Deeming
[no description entered]
Year: 1987
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

Fire danger computations with the Hewlett-Packard HP-71B calculator

Burgan, Susott
Describes how to compute indexes and components for the 1978 National Fire-Danger Rating System using the Hewlett-Packard 71B handheld calculator and custom memory. Predicting fire behavior with the HP-71B is described in a separate publication, "Fire Behavior Computations with…
Year: 1986
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES, TTRS

Evaluation of National Fire Management System's escaped fire situation analysis

Dimitrakopoulos
According to National Fire Management Analysis System (NFMAS) assumptions, escaped fires are those that exceed the defined maximum size (1000 acres), containment time limit (8 hours), or the capabilities of the suppression forces dispatched by the user. Acreage for each fire…
Year: 1987
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES

Fire behavior system for the full range of fire management needs

Rothermel, Andrews
An "integrated fire behavior/fire danger rating system" should be "seamless" to avoid requiring choices among alternate, independent systems. Descriptions of fuel moisture, fuels, and fire behavior should be standardized, permitting information to flow easily through the…
Year: 1987
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES

Fire danger rating: the next 20 years

Deeming
For the next 10 years, few changes will be made to the fire-danger rating system. During that time, the focus will be on the automation of weather observing systems and the streamlining of the computation and display of ratings. The time horizon for projecting fire danger will…
Year: 1987
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES

Recreation and fire management: public concerns, attitudes, and perceptions

Taylor, Cortner, Gardner, Daniel, Zwolinski, Carpenter
Data from three separate but related surveys address the linkages between recreation and public perception of attitudes toward fire management. Recreation ranks high among alternative forest resource uses and is a serious concern vis-a-vis fire effects. Public acceptance of new…
Year: 1986
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

Forest pest management report: spruce beetle

Holsten, Eggleston
Description not entered.
Year: 1987
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES

Ips infestation-Bonanza Creek Experiment Forest

Holsten
The present infestation is believed to have developed from a combination of factors: 1) large amounts of breeding material resulting from the Rosie Creek Fire and broken tops originating from heavy snowfalls in the 1984-85 winter, and 2) abnormally low snowfall in 1985-86 and…
Year: 1986
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES

Ecology of coarse woody debris in temperate ecosystems [literature review]

Harmon, Franklin, Swanson, Sollins, Gregory, Lattin, Anderson, Cline, Aumen, Sedell, Lienkaemper, Cromack, Cummins
Publisher Summary: Coarse woody debris (CWD) is an important component of temperate stream and forest ecosystems. This chapter reviews the rates at which CWD is added and removed from ecosystems, the biomass found in streams and forests, and many functions that CWD serves. CWD…
Year: 1986
Type: Document
Source: TTRS