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 The database provides a listing of fire research publications relevant to Alaska and a venue for sharing unpublished agency reports and works in progress that are not normally found in the published literature.
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Dubois
From background: 'The Copper River bison herd originated from animals relocated from the National Bison Range in Moise, Montana to Delta Junction, Alaska in 1928. In 1950 17 bison were moved from the Delta herd to the Nabesna Road in northern Game Management Unit 11. These bison…
Year: 1998
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Conard, Davidenko
Boreal forests and woodlands comprise about 29% of the world's forest cover. About 70% of this forest is in Eurasia, mostly in the Russian Federation. Boreal forests contain about 45% of the world's growing stock and are an increasingly important part of global timber production…
Year: 1998
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Bulmer, Schmidt, Kishchuk, Preston
In an experiment in the McGregor Model Forest near Prince George, British Columbia, soil properties and white spruce [Picea glauca] growth were studied on sites that were clearcut during the 1970s and early 1980s and were subsequently site prepared with either blade…
Year: 1998
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Brown, Eavey, Greenfield, Itsweire, Janetos, Kaye, Leetmaa, Levy, MacCracken, Meredith, Mortensen, Moss, Piltz, Schiffer
Our Changing Planet: The FY 1999 Global Change Research Program is a report to Congress supplementing the President's FY99budget, pursuant to the Global Change Research Act of 1990. The report describes the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP); presents highlights of…
Year: 1998
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Messier, Parent, Bergeron
The percentage of above-canopy photosynthetic photon flux density (%PPFD) was measured at 0.50 and 100 cm above the forest floor and above the main understorey vegetation in virgin stands of (1) pure Betula papyrifera (white birch, deciduous), (2) pure Populus tremuloides (…
Year: 1998
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
MacKinnon, Vold
We analyzed more than 7,000 1:20,000-scale forest cover maps for British Columbia to determine the amount of old-growth forest in the Canadian province. For this exercise, ''old growth'' was defined as: forests on the coast > 250 years old; and forests in the interior >…
Year: 1998
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Lynham, Wickware, Mason
In 1975 and 1976, an experimental burning programme was conducted in an immature stand of boreal jack pine (Pinus banksiana) growing on level, granitic outwash sands in northern Ontario, Canada. Nine 0.4-ha plots were burned under a range of fire weather conditions and sampling…
Year: 1998
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Lenihan, Daly, Bachelet, Neilson
Simulating the impact of fire in a broad-scale Dynamic Vegetation Model (DGVM) used for global change impact assessments requires components and concepts not part of existing fire modeling systems. The focus shifts from fire behavior and danger at the small scale to the system-…
Year: 1998
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Kneeshaw, Burton
We present a practical approach for the assessment of old-growth status that is consistent with stand development theory, namely that a true old-growth stage is achieved when internal stand regeneration processes have led to the replacement of individuals recruited immediately…
Year: 1998
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Balbyshev
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Year: 1964
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Hurd
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Year: 1964
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
DeBano, Neary, Ffolliott
A comprehensive exploration of the effects of fires - in forests and other environments - on soils, watersheds, vegetation, air and cultural resources.
Year: 1998
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Interagency Fire Management Plans (IFMPs) for thirteen geographic areas of the state were prepared under the oversight of the Alaska Interagency Fire Management Council between 1980 and 1988 to provide a coordinated and cost effective approach to fire management on all lands in…
Year: 1998
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Finney
A computer simulation model, FARSITE, includes existing fire behavior models for surface, crown, spotting, point-source fire acceleration, and fuel moisture. The model’s components and assumptions are documented. Simulations were run for simple conditions that illustrate the…
Year: 1998
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES, TTRS
Butler
There is no question that fire has been and will continue to be one of Mother Nature's major land management tools. What is in question, is the ability of humans to responsibly and safely develop the ability to interact with and use fire. Fundamental fire research focuses on…
Year: 1998
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Butler, Cohen
All wildland firefighters working on or near the fireline must be able to identify a safety zone. Furthermore, they need to know how 'big' is 'big enough.' Beighley (1995) defined a safety zone as 'an area distinguished by characteristics that provide freedom from danger, risk,…
Year: 1998
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Butler, Cohen
Quantitative information regarding safety zone size for wildland firefighters is limited. We present a 3-surface theoretical model that describes the net radiant energy transfer to a firefighter standing a specified distance from a fire of specified height. Model predictions…
Year: 1998
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES, TTRS
González-Cabán, MacGregor
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Year: 1998
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Frost
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Year: 1998
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Frandsen
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Year: 1998
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Andrews, Andrews
A computer program, called DYNAMICS, was developed to illustrate changes in a forest type adapted to short-interval fire. Managementoptions include natural fire occurrence, fire exclusion, and a silviculture-fire management approach. During a 500-year simulation, fireoccurrence…
Year: 1998
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES, TTRS
Butler, Cohen
Safety zone is a term familiar to wildland firefighters. However, relatively little quantitative information is available regarding necessary safety zone size. This study presents some analytical results from calculations of radiant energy transfer from wildland fires as a…
Year: 1998
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Alexander, Stocks
In 1995, the Canadian Forest Service published two wall posters related to the Canadian Forest Fire Behavior Prediction (FBP) System, both of which will be displayed during this poster paper presentation. One, jointly produced with the Alaska Division of Forestry entitled 'Head…
Year: 1998
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES, TTRS
Staddon, Duchesne, Trevors
The impacts of clear-cutting and clear-cutting followed by prescribed burning on soil microbial diversity and community structure were assessed using sole-carbon-source utilization. Microorganisms were washed from organic and mineral soil samples and used to inoculate Biolog…
Year: 1998
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Cheng, McDonald, Angle, Sandhu
A large forest fire occurred about 300 km to the northeast of the Edmonton area in early summer 1995. The forest fire produced nitrogen oxides, hydrocarbons and ozone which were transported down-wind. Continuous monitoring of O3, NO and NO2 and integrated measurements of…
Year: 1998
Type: Document
Source: TTRS