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 The database provides a listing of fire research publications relevant to Alaska and a venue for sharing unpublished agency reports and works in progress that are not normally found in the published literature.
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Rignot, Williams, Way, Viereck
Mapping of forest types in the Tanana river flood-plain, interior Alaska, is performed using a maximum-a-posteriori Bayesian classifier applied on SAR data acquired by the NASA/JPL three-frequency polarimetric AIRSAR system on several dates. Five vegetation types are separated,…
Year: 1994
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Rignot, Way, Williams, Viereck
Airborne SAR data gathered by the NASA/JPL three-frequency, polarimetric, radar system in winter, spring, and summer over the Bonanza Creek Experimental Forest, near Fairbanks, AK, are compared to estimates of whole-tree aboveground dry biomass from 21 forest stands and two…
Year: 1994
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Reynolds, Holsten
Nine factors were initially suggested by spruce beetle (Dendroctonus rufipennis (Kby.)) experts in Alaska as potentially important in determining the risk of a spruce beetle outbreak in stands. Factors suggested were stand hazard, size and trend of spruce beetle population in…
Year: 1994
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Reynolds, Holsten
Stand data from Lutz spruce (Picea × lutzii Little) forest types occurring on the Kenai Peninsula were analyzed by tree-based classification to develop a decision tree for classifying spruce beetle (Dendroctonus Rufipennis Kirby.) hazard. Model development and validation data…
Year: 1994
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Price, Rind
Future climate change could have significant repercussions for lightning-caused wildfires. Two empirical fire models are presented relating the frequency of lightning fires and the area burned by these fires to the effective precipitation and the frequency of thunderstorm…
Year: 1994
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Parsons, Graber, Agee, van Wagtendonk
An evolving understanding of ecological processes, together with ambiguities in National Park Service policy, have led to multiple interpretations of the role of management in our large natural area National Parks. National Park Service management policies must be dynamic and…
Year: 1986
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Bryant, Swihart, Reichardt, Newton
Recent research has demonstrated that juvenile-stage woody plants from Alaska and E. Siberia have more defenses against browsing by hares (Lepus spp.) in winter than similar plants in subarctic regions. Feeding trials were carried out in which snowshoe hare (L. americanus) were…
Year: 1994
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Achtemeier, Paul
We are developing a numerical wind model to simulate airflow near the ground at night over terrain typical of the Piedmont of the southeastern United States. The purpose is to improve understanding of night winds and provide more accurate prediction of smoke movement when wind…
Year: 1994
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES, TTRS
Rexstad
Description not entered.
Year: 1994
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Kiil, Quintilio, Alexander
In 1969-70 a major research product was introduced to the Alberta Forest Service (AFS) and all other forest fire protection agencies throughout Canada by federal government fire researchers. The Canadian Forest Fire Weather Index (FWI) Systems, the first major phase of a…
Year: 1986
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Hennon, Shaw
This paper provides a discussion of the most important tree diseases by geographic region in Alaska.
Year: 1986
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Ford
This dissertation presents results of experiments that studied primary and secondary attraction of beetles to host trees and identified tree and stand characteristics associated with beetle landing and attack, as well as tree mortality, during outbreaks.
Year: 1986
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Vernam
Objectives: For marten with home ranges in and adjacent to burned areas: 1) Delineate home ranges, 2) describe habitat use, 3)determine diel activity patterns, and 4)develop an index of microtine prey and berry crop abundance in various habitat types within the study area.
Year: 1986
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Valkenburg
Summary (Do Not Cite): Fecal pellet samples were analyzed by the Comp Analysis Lab at Ft. Collins, CO to assess food habits. Delta caribou averaged 59 ¦ 21% lichens and 23 ¦ 21 % moss in their fecal pellets. WACH (3 samples from Pah and Indian rivers) averaged 54, 59, and 74 %…
Year: 1994
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Steigers, Becker
Willow ranged 40-87% in fecal samples. Dominant component averaging 72%. Resin birch 11%. Mountain cranberry was highly digestible. Individual species of willows browsed by moose in approximate relative proportion to stem density. Birch was a very minor component. High…
Year: 1986
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Shideler, Robus, Winters, Kuwada
Notes (Do Not Cite): Discusses theories of caribou population dynamics: forage theory, predation theory, and dispersal theory. Provides examples of major changes in caribou distribution and abundance worldwide. Provides literature review on impacts of agriculture, air transport…
Year: 1986
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Shideler
Notes (Do Not Cite): Overview of oil/gas development in the CAH range, and CAH distribution and movements. Discussion on impacts, including direct habitat loss, harassment, avoidance of developments, disruption of movements, and increase in predation or harvest. Includes…
Year: 1986
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Rothermel, Wilson, Morris, Sackett
A model, based on the Canadian Fine Fuel Moisture Code, was modified to account for solar heating of fuels and to predict diurnal trends in fine fuel moisture. The model was tested against actual moisture data from general fuel types in Texas, Arizona, Idaho and Alaska. Moisture…
Year: 1986
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Vyas, Hill, Larson, Poulton
Description not entered.
Year: 1994
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Magoun, Vernam
Description not entered.
Year: 1986
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Lieb, Tobey, Eide
As a continuation on the Nelchina caribou range relationships study initiated in 1955 and last reported on in 1972, 38 range stations were examined during the summers of 1977 and 1983. Evaluations of plant species composition, height, percent cover, condition, and use were made…
Year: 1986
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Kaufmann, Graham, Boyce, Moir, Perry, Reynolds, Bassett, Mehlhop, Edminster, Block, Corn
Guiding principles based on conservation biology are applied in assessing ecosystem needs. Ecosystem, economic, and social needs are integrated in a decision model in which the guiding principles are used as a primary filter for evaluating proposed actions. Management practices…
Year: 1994
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Johnson, Paragi, Katnik
During the summer of 1988, a number of unusually large forest fires occurred in the interior region of Alaska. Subsequently, many local residents voiced concern over the fire management policy because it only provided limited fire suppression in the remote area. The primary…
Year: 1994
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
Jandt, Morkill
Waterfowl brood surveys were conducted in the Pah River Flats, Alaska during July of 1993. Although spring flooding was extensive, duck production was greater than previous estimates from 1989. A large portion of the study area had burned in a lightning-caused wildfire in the…
Year: 1994
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES
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