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 The database provides a listing of fire research publications relevant to Alaska and a venue for sharing unpublished agency reports and works in progress that are not normally found in the published literature.

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Impacts of climate change on diversity in forested ecosystems: some examples

Gray
[no description entered]
Year: 2005
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

Methyl mercury concentrations in macroinvertebrates and fish from burned and undisturbed lakes on the Boreal Plain

Allen, Prepas, Gabos, Strachan, Zhang
[no description entered]
Year: 2005
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

Optimisation of fuel reduction burning regimes for carbon, water and vegetation outcomes

Gharun, Possell, Bell, Adams
Fire plays a critical role in biodiversity, carbon balance, soil erosion, and nutrient and hydrological cycles. While empirical evidence shows that fuel reduction burning can reduce the incidence, severity and extent of unplanned fires in Australia and elsewhere, the integration…
Year: 2017
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

Meta-analysis of field-saturated hydraulic conductivity recovery following wildland fire: applications for hydrologic model parameterization and resilience assessment

Ebel, Martin
Hydrologic recovery after wildfire is critical for restoring the ecosystem services of protecting of human lives and infrastructure from hazards and delivering water supply of sufficient quality and quantity. Recovery of soil-hydraulic properties, such as field-saturated…
Year: 2017
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

The boreal forest references including Alaska, interior and northern Canada and Vancouver Island

Williams
From the introduction to the document ... '... In summary there are eleven major reasons for American Indian ecosystem burning, which are drived from well over 300 studies: Hunting ...Crop management ... Improve growth and yields ... Fireproof areas ... Insect collection ...…
Year: 2005
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

Runoff and phosphorus export patterns in large forested watersheds on the western Canadian Boreal Plain before and for 4 years after wildfire

Burke, Prepas, Pinder
[no description entered]
Year: 2005
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

Linking microtopography with post-fire succession in bogs

Benscoter, Kelman, Vitt
[no description entered]
Year: 2005
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

Wildland Fire Research to Protect Health and the Environment

Fires are increasing in frequency, size and intensity partly due to climate change and land management practices, yet there is limited knowledge of the impacts of smoke emissions - both short term and long term. EPA is using its expertise in air quality research to fill the gaps…
Year: 2017
Type: Website
Source: FRAMES

Earth, Water, Fire: the role and management of fire in aquatic ecosystems

Description not entered.
Year: 2005
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES

Conceptual model for comparative ecological risk assessment of wildfire effects on fish, with and without hazardous fuel treatment

O'Laughlin
Wildfire poses risks to fish and wildlife habitat, among other things. Management projects to reduce the severity of wildfire effects by implementing hazardous fuel reduction treatments also pose risks. How can land managers determine which risk is greater? Comparison of risks…
Year: 2005
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES, TTRS

Does forest harvesting emulate fire disturbance? A comparison of effects on selected attributes in coniferous-dominated headwater systems

Nitschke
The emulation of natural disturbances is seen by many as an important management paradigm for achieving sustainable ecosystem management. To successfully emulate natural disturbances, managers must first have an understanding of the complex interactions that occur to the…
Year: 2005
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES, TTRS

Integration of biological and physical sciences to advance ecological understanding of aquatic ecosystems

Luce, Buffington, Rieman, Dunham, McKean, Thurow, Gutiérrez-Teira, Rosenberger
Conservation and restoration of freshwater stream and river habitats are important goals for land management and natural resources research. Several examples of research have emerged showing that many species are adapted to temporary habitat disruptions, but that these…
Year: 2005
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES

Fuels planning: science synthesis and integration; factsheet: the Fuels Synthesis Project overview

Graham, McCaffrey
The geographic focus of the 'Fuels Planning: Science Synthesis and Integration' project (known as the Fuels Synthesis Project) is on the dry forests of the Western United States. Project goals include developing accessible analyses, protocols, and tools; writing peer-reviewed…
Year: 2005
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES

Measuring stream temperature with digital data loggers: A user's guide

Dunham, Chandler, Rieman, Martin
Digital data loggers (thermographs) are among the most widespread instruments in use for monitoring physical conditions in aquatic ecosystems. The intent of this protocol is to provide guidelines for selecting and programming data loggers, sampling water temperatures in the…
Year: 2005
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES

Fuels planning: science synthesis and integration; environmental consequences fact sheet 8: evaluating sedimentation risks associated with fuel management

Elliot, Robichaud
This fact sheet describes the sources of sediment in upland forest watersheds in the context of fuel management activities. It presents the dominant forest soil erosion processes, and the principles behind the new sediment delivery interface developed to aid in erosion analysis…
Year: 2005
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES

Fuels planning: science synthesis and integration; environmental consequences fact sheet 12: Water Erosion Prediction Project (WEPP) Fuel Management (FuMe) tool

Elliot, Hall
The Water Erosion Prediction Project (WEPP) Fuel Management (FuMe) tool was developed to estimate sediment generated by fuel management activities. WEPP FuMe estimates sediment generated for 12 fuel-related conditions from a single input. This fact sheet identifies the intended…
Year: 2005
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES

Watershed rehabilitation

Robichaud, Beyers, Neary
Description not entered.
Year: 2005
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES

Aquatic biota

Rinne, Jacoby
Description not entered.
Year: 2005
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES

Fire and streamflow regimes

Neary, Ffolliott
Description not entered.
Year: 2005
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES

Influence of wildfire and harvest on biomass, carbon pool, and decomposition of large woody debris in forested streams of southern interior British Columbia

Chen, Wei, Scherer
Large woody debris (LWD) is an important component in the biogeochemistry cycle of carbon and nutrients in forested stream ecosystems. In-stream LWD volume, biomass and carbon pool were investigated in 19 forested streams in the south central interior of British Columbia. The…
Year: 2005
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

Hydrocarbon and elemental carbon signatures in a tropical wetland: biogeochemical evidence of forest fire and vegetation changes

Tareq, Tanoue, Tsuji, Tanaka, Ohta
[no description entered]
Year: 2005
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

Mercury concentrations in fish from forest harvesting and fire-impacted Canadian boreal lakes compared using stable isotopes of nitrogen

Garcia, Carignan
[no description entered]
Year: 2005
Type: Document
Source: TTRS

Wetland drying and succession across the Kenai Peninsula Lowlands, south-central Alaska

Klein, Berg, Dial
This study documents the scale and intensity of drying over the last half century in the Kenai Lowlands of south-central Alaska. Using historical aerial photos and field sampling of wetlands, including muskegs, kettle ponds, and closed and open basin lakes, we present data on…
Year: 2005
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES

Fuelbreaks for wildland fire management: a moat or a drawbridge for ecosystem fire restoration?

Ingalsbee
Construction of fuelbreaks as a presuppression fuels treatment strategy in national forests has always been controversial (Omi 1996). Criticisms have been raised over the objectives, prescriptions, locations, methods, costs, impacts, and effectiveness of fuelbreak construction…
Year: 2005
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES, TTRS

Analysis of vegetation distribution in interior Alaska and sensitivity to climate change using a logistic regression approach

Calef, McGuire, Epstein, Rupp, Shugart
Aim: To understand drivers of vegetation type distribution and sensitivity to climate change. Location: Interior Alaska. Methods: A logistic regression model was developed that predicts the potential equilibrium distribution of four major vegetation types: tundra, deciduous…
Year: 2005
Type: Document
Source: FRAMES, TTRS