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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 The database provides a listing of fire research publications relevant to Alaska and a venue for sharing unpublished agency reports and works in progress that are not normally found in the published literature.

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A collection of papers, including: History of fire in North America (G.F. White; 24 ref.); Fire as an ecological factor in boreal forest ecosystems of Canada (G.W. Scotter; 57 ref.); The significance of forest fires in Mexico (J. Vasquez Soto); Perspective on fire and ecosystems…
Year: 1972
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES

Maltby, Legg
Description not entered.
Year: 1983
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES

Johnson, Viereck
An upland tundra fire, started by lightning, burned 48 km2 near the Kokolik River (69¦ 30' N, 151¦ 59' W) in northwestern Alaska during late July and early August 1977. Permanent plots were established to monitor recovery of severely, moderately, and lightly burned areas as…
Year: 1983
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES

Jeglum
A long-term study of regeneration in alternate strip clearcuts in shallow-soil upland black spruce near Nipigon, Ontario, has revealed whifts in tree species composition. The original forest was dominated by black spruce and had minor tree size components of jack pine, balsam…
Year: 1983
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES

Harrington
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Year: 1983
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES

Yates
This evaluation concludes that more hemlock sawfly defoliation can be expected to occur in 1973 in the Ward Lake area. Saddle-backed looper is at endemic levels at Connell Lake. If the summer of 1973 is warmer than normal we can expect both the sawfly and the black-headed…
Year: 1972
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES

Zasada
Reports a study between 1958 and 1963 in four stands of Betula papyrifera, in which seed-fall was sampled with traps constructed from tractor funnels. From the yields of viable seed in this and other studies, it is inferred that seed crops adequate for natural regeneration of…
Year: 1972
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES

Yarie
The forest vegetation of 3,600,000 hectares in northeast interior Alaska was classified. A total of 365 plots located in a stratified random design were run through the ordination programs SIMORD and TWINSPAN. A total of 40 forest communities were described vegetatively and, to…
Year: 1983
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES

Viereck, Little
This text describes and illustrates the native woody plants in Alaska. From introduction: 'This handbook covers all Alaska from the narrow southestern coastal region along the Pacific Ocean west and southwest through the long chain of the Aleutian Islands, and north through the…
Year: 1972
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES

Van Wagner
From the introduction: 'This is a brief description of the principles and techniques used in developing the moisture codes in the Canadian Forest Fire Danger Rating System (CFFDRS) as it stands in 1982, and as it will be extended in the few years to come. Three comments are…
Year: 1983
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES

Reports promising results of trials in 1969-71 on the use of cloud 'seeding' to increase rainfall up-wind of active forest fires [cf. FA 34, 2932]. Of 18 missions flown, 'non-seedable' conditions were observed near the target fire on 6 occasions. Of the other 12 missions, 2…
Year: 1972
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES

Singh
Description not entered.
Year: 1983
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES

Rothermel
This manual documents the procedures for estimating the rate of forward spread, intensity, flame length, and size of fires burning in forests and rangelands. It contains instructions for obtaining fuel and weather data, calculating fire behavior, and interpreting the results for…
Year: 1983
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES

Rothermel, Rinehart
The problem of verifying predictions of fire behavior, primarily rate of spread, is discussed in terms of the fire situation for which predictions are made, and the type of fire where date are to be collected. Procedures for collecting data and performing analysis are presented…
Year: 1983
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES, TTRS

Rothermel
The development of a mathematical model for predicting rate of fire spread and intensity applicable to a wide range of wildland fuels is presented from the conceptual stage through evaluation and demonstration of results to hypothetical fuel models. The model was developed for…
Year: 1972
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES, TTRS

Roberts-Pichette
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Year: 1972
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES

Rieger, Furbush, Schoephorster, Summerfield, Geiger
Soils of the Caribou-Poker Creeks Research Watershed (41.5 sq mi), central Alaska, were mapped by standard soil conservation service (USDA) methods. Seven soil series were recognized. Bradway silt loams, Ester silt loams, Karshner silt loams and Saulich silt loams, all underlain…
Year: 1972
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES

Peterson, Peterson, Kabzems
The literature on relationships between climatic variables and growth rates of boreal tree species was reviewed from sources in North America, the USSR, and the Scandinavian countries, with emphasis on information from Canada. An annotated bibliography of 329 references,…
Year: 1983
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES

Pegau
Description not entered.
Year: 1972
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES

Norum
Factors for adjusting wind velocities from the 20-foot standard anemometer height down to an average wildfire midflame height (3.5 ft for the fuels studied) are given for exposed, partially sheltered, and sheltered fuels in Alaska. The vaules are suitable for predicting wildfire…
Year: 1983
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES

Mastrogiuseppe, Alexander, Romme
This bibliography consists of 520 references of forest and rangeland fire history investigations carried out primarily in North America. References for Australia, Finland, Sweden and other countries are included. Over 70 percent of these studies date from 1970. A geographic…
Year: 1983
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES, TTRS

Lotspeich
Description not entered.
Year: 1972
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES

Lawson
Description not entered.
Year: 1972
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES, TTRS