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 The database provides a listing of fire research publications relevant to Alaska and a venue for sharing unpublished agency reports and works in progress that are not normally found in the published literature.
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Topic
Year
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Kryuchkov
Description not entered.
Year: 1968
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Werner, Meeker
The opportunity exists in most forest ecosystems of North America to use prescribed fire to manipulate forest insect pests and associated organisms, including bark beetles. The interactions among fire, forests, and insects are many, complex, and poorly understood.
Year: 1996
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Smith
[Annotation copied from Lynham et al. 2002(https://www.frames.gov/rcs/18000/18093.html)]This paper deals with investigations which concentrated on certain aspects of the direct and indirect effects of surface fire on the soil in the jack pine barren community in northern Ontario…
Year: 1968
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Sharbaugh
From section titled 'Why are we here?': 'The purpose of the conference is to provide an opportunity for Copper River Basin natural resource managers and researchers, as well as the public, to learn more about the ecology of spruce beetles and the forests they inhabit. The…
Year: 1996
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Komarek
Reviews the subject of lightning fires in N. America, and designates 7 lightning fire bioclimatic regions: southern Pine forest, eastern deciduous forest, central grasslands, boreal forest, tundra, western mountain complex, and tropical rain forest.
Year: 1968
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Taylor, Sherman
The objectives of this study were to develop estimates of smoke emissions from wild and prescribed fires in B.C. forests during 1981-90, and to compare these with amounts that occurred before European settlement. The prescribed fires included in this study were carried out under…
Year: 1996
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Swanson
Description not entered.
Year: 1996
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Swanson
The distribution of fruticose lichens in the upper Kobuk River valley is strongly influenced by soil conditions and disturbance; lichen cover is highest where disturbance is infrequent and poor soil reduce competition by vascular plants. Lichen cover is low on flooded soils as a…
Year: 1996
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Slaughter
From introduction: 'Fire A482 was located on the Chitanana River, approximately 18 miles south of Tanana, Alaska. The fire started on approximately June 17, 1996. Between June 28 and July 11 it was subject of a fire monitoring program which involved aerial mapping of the fire…
Year: 1996
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Simard
From the introduction (page 2): 'The critical factor as to whether the duration or amount of precipitation is limiting with respect to absorption of water is the maximum rate of absorption by the fuels. The purpose of the present study is to determine the rate at which various…
Year: 1968
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Simard
From the introduction (page 5): 'The present paper is the first of a series dealing with forest fuel moisture. The ultimate purpose of the study is to provide regression equations for estimating forest fuel moisture directly from antecedent and current weather observations. This…
Year: 1968
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Rogers
This review of the disturbance ecology literature, and how it pertains to forest management, is a resource for forest managers and researchers interested in disturbance theory, specific disturbance agents, their interactions, and appropriate methods of inquiry for specific…
Year: 1996
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Patric, Black
From introduction: 'Long ago, Fernow wrote concerning 'the desirability of utilizing the Weather Bureau, the various agricultural experiment stations, and other forces, in forming a systematic service of water stations, and in making a careful survey of the conditions of water…
Year: 1968
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Schulz
Radial growth of trees surviving a spruce beetle outbreak was assessed for the past 35 years. Evidence of release events was apparent for 28% of the trees in spruce beetle impacted plots, and for 4% of the trees in unimpacted stands. Radial growth was decreasing prior to and…
Year: 1996
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
McKenzie, Peterson, Alvarado
Changes in fire regimes are expected across North America in response to anticipated global climatic changes. Potential changes in large-scale vegetation patterns are predicted as a result of altered fire frequencies. A new vegetation classification was developed by condensing…
Year: 1996
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Kelsall
Description not entered.
Year: 1968
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Kayll
[Annotation copied from Lynham et al. 2002 (https://www.frames.gov/catalog/18093)] Through a review of literature, the essential role of fire in the boreal forest as a natural regulatory agent of composition and succession is discussed in terms of plants, soils, and animals. In…
Year: 1968
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Jandt, Fisk
Waterfowl brood surveys were conducted in the Pah River Flats, Alaska during July of 1995. Duck production was not significantly different between plots burned in a 1992 wildfire and unburned plots for the third year following the burn. Fire did not produce any statistically…
Year: 1996
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Hungerford, Frandsen, Ryan
Summarized from introduction and executive summary (do not cite): 'According to the authors, there is a need for managers to be able to predict potential abiotic and biotic fire effects for planned fire prescriptions in order to better fit desired resource objectives. This…
Year: 1996
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Holsten
Ips-caused tree mortality has declined over the years in the Quartz Creek area. Little or no future mortality is expected in this area. Based on findings from Quartz Creek, continued, but declining spruce mortality can be expected in the Granite Creek area.
Year: 1996
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Drury
Objective: Compile and analyze consumption data from low intensity wildfires in interior Alaska. Evaluate effectiveness of sampling methods and preliminary look at feasibility of future collaborative efforts.
Year: 1996
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Crosby, Curtis
Spruce bettle remains at epidemic levels in area of the Kenai Peninsula and areas of activity were noted in the Copper River Valley. Large aspen tortix was common throughout interior Alaska. Hemlock sawfly declined sharply in southeast Alaska. Black-headed budworm populations…
Year: 1968
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Collins
Timber harvest, scarfication, burning, livestock, various mechanical treatments and an herbicide were tested for their effectiveness in stimulating early successional hardwood production and enhancing wildlife habitat in boreal forest of south-central Alaska. In most mature…
Year: 1996
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Berg
The Crooked Creek Fire (June 6-13, 1996) burned 17, 510 acres of upland white spruce and lowland black spruce south of Tustumena Lake and east of Ninilchik. The fire burned across Alaska state lands, Native (CIRI) lands, and the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. According to the…
Year: 1996
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Barney
In this report, we have presented spread index and buildup index frequency information for selected stations in Alaska. Also, methods to extract and utilize the information were discussed. In doing this, we have provided another tool for the fire planners in Alaska. The tool…
Year: 1968
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES