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Principal Investigator(s):
  • Gordon H. Reeves
    US Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station
Cooperator(s):
  • Tamatha S. Verhunc
    US Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station
Contact(s):
  • Laura L. Burris
    US Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station
Completion Date: August 24, 2012

We propose development of a new methodology that can be used by forest and fire managers and planners to consider the potential effects of all aspects of fire management (i.e., fuels reduction to post-fire restoration) on native stream fishes and their habitats. State-of-the-art fire-hazard prediction models will be coupled with erosion models to create watershed-scale sensitivity analyses of fuel-reduction effects on sediment supply to streams. Sediment inputs, including road-related erosion and drainage diversions, will be evaluated in terms of potential effects to aquatic habitats and water quality. Vulnerability and persistence of affected fish populations will be evaluated using computer-supported analytical approaches that consider habitat quality, size, and connectivity, tailored to the life-history attributes of the species concerned. Integration of these components will be achieved using Bayesian Belief Networks (BBN). This approach integrates existing knowledge and analysis methods to identify at-risk habitats, to assess the potential for management actions to affect those habitats, and to anticipate the consequences for T&E fish populations.

Cataloging Information

Topics:
Regions:
Alaska    California    Eastern    Great Basin    Hawaii    Northern Rockies    Northwest    Rocky Mountain    Southern    Southwest    National
Keywords:
  • DSS - decision support system
  • erosion
  • fire management
  • fish
  • sediments
  • streams
  • threatened and endangered species
  • water quality
JFSP Project Number(s):
  • 09-1-08-26
Record Maintained By: FRAMES Staff (https://www.frames.gov/contact)
Record Last Modified:
FRAMES Record Number: 14616