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 The database provides a listing of fire research publications relevant to Alaska and a venue for sharing unpublished agency reports and works in progress that are not normally found in the published literature.
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Melvin, Mack, Johnstone, McGuire, Genet, Schuur
In the boreal forest of Alaska, increased fire severity associated with climate change is expanding deciduous forest cover in areas previously dominated by black spruce (Picea mariana). Needle-leaf conifer and broad-leaf deciduous species are commonly associated with differences…
Year: 2015
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Jiang, Rastetter, Rocha, Pearce, Kwiatkowski, Shaver
Fire frequency has dramatically increased in the tundra of northern Alaska, USA, which has major implications for the carbon budget of the region and the functioning of these ecosystems, which support important wildlife species. We investigated the postfire succession of plant…
Year: 2015
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Bai, Xu, Blumfield, Reverchon
Purpose Rising levels of nitrogen (N) deposition are influencing urban forest carbon (C) and N dynamics due to greater human disturbance compared to those in rural areas. N deposition in combination with increased atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) and water limitation may alter C…
Year: 2015
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Morris, Wiebe, Luckai, Reid
This 16-week, ex situ greenhouse misting trial was designed to isolate and compare the patterns of carbon and nutrient release from coarse woody debris (CWD). Comparisons included: hardwood (aspen) versus conifer (spruce); harvest- versus fire-origin; and among decay classes (…
Year: 2015
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Klein
Tundra rangelands of Alaska and northern Canada occupy about 200,000 and 900,000 square miles respectively. The tundra supports far lower numbers of large grazers than other natural areas, averaging less than 100 lb per square mile. Forage quality of tundra plants is high…
Year: 1970
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Hale, Culberson
The 234 genera and 2,735 species reported from the lichen flora of the continental United States and Canada are listed, and a systematic synopsis of the genera by the 47 families recognized is given. New combinations are made in the genera Agrestia, Cladina, Dimelaena, and…
Year: 1970
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
George, Barney, Sheets
Comparative tests in Alaska of (a) a thickened NH4 phosphate liquid fire retardant (Phos-Check 202) and (b) two liquid concentrate retardants (Fire-Trol 930 and Fire-Trol 934) showed that (b) can be successfully dropped by tanker aircraft on the Alaskan type of forest fuel, but…
Year: 1970
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Robinson, Robbins
Major aspects of the circulation through the atmostpheric environment of a number of gaseous nitrogen pollutants have been estimated, including source magnitudes, residual atmospheric concentrations,and scavenging processes. The compounds considered include the major nitrogen…
Year: 1970
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Tarrant
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Year: 1970
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Nishita, Haug, Hamilton, Alexander
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Year: 1970
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Identifying indicators of state change and forecasting future vulnerability in Alaskan boreal forest
This research is designed to understand the mechanistic connections among vegetation, the organic soil layer, and permafrost ground stability in Alaskan boreal ecosystems. Understanding these linkages is critical for projecting the impact of climate change on permafrost in…
Year: 2015
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Viereck
Four stands on varying aged river deposits were compared with a climax stand on a higher and older terrace to show changes in soil and vegetation with time on the flood plain at the Chena River near Fairbanks, Alaska. The stands were a 15-year-old willow stand on a newly formed…
Year: 1970
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES, TTRS
Veldman, Buisson, Durigan, Fernandes, Le Stradic, Mahy, Negreiros, Overbeck, Veldman, Zaloumis, Putz, Bond
We expand the concept of “old growth” to encompass the distinct ecologies and conservation values of the world's ancient grass-dominated biomes. Biologically rich grasslands, savannas, and open-canopy woodlands suffer from an image problem among scientists, policy makers, land…
Year: 2015
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Yi, Kimball, Rawlins, Moghaddam, Euskirchen
Northern Hemisphere permafrost affected land areas contain about twice as much carbon as the global atmosphere. This vast carbon pool is vulnerable to accelerated losses through mobilization and decomposition under projected global warming. Satellite data records spanning the…
Year: 2015
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Sanford, Wang, Kenward
Alaska, the great northern frontier of America, is being reshaped by climate change. While rising temperatures are altering its character and landscape, they are also bringing the ravages of wildfires. In the past 60 years, Alaska has warmed more than twice as fast as the rest…
Year: 2015
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Kahn
Alaska and its neighbor to the east, Canada, have kicked off wildfire season in a major way. Blazes have raged across the northern stretches of North America, sending smoke streaming down into the Lower 48 and leaving the landscape charred. The multitudes of fires is a glimpse…
Year: 2015
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Veraverbeke, Rogers, Randerson
Boreal fires burn into carbon-rich organic soils, thereby releasing large quantities of trace gases and aerosols that influence atmospheric composition and climate. To better understand the factors regulating boreal fire emissions, we developed a statistical model of carbon…
Year: 2015
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES, TTRS