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Type: Journal Article
Author(s): Jay E. Anderson; William H. Romme; Grant A. Meyer; Dennis H. Knight; Linda L. Wallace
Publication Date: 1999

From the text...'Bill Wattenburg (Letters, Science's Compass, 6 Nov., p. 1051) accuses the U.S. National Park Service and ecologists quoted by Richard Stone (Research News, 5 June, p. 1527) of struggling 'to rationalize the official burning of the forests of Yellowstone in l988,' and he cites unnamed 'independent observers who know the status of the park today' to support his claim that the 'rosy picture of renewal' presented in Stone's article is inaccurate. We wish to call attention to numerous scientific publications that refute Wattenburg's assertions.'

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Citation: Anderson, J. E., W. H. Romme, G. Meyer, D. H. Knight, and L. Wallace. 1999. Yellowstone fires [letter to the editor]. Science, v. 283, no. 5399, p. 175-176.

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Topics:
Regions:
Alaska    California    Eastern    Great Basin    Hawaii    Northern Rockies    Northwest    Rocky Mountain    Southern    Southwest    National
Keywords:
  • climate change
  • erosion
  • fire frequency
  • fire intensity
  • fire management
  • fire regimes
  • fire size
  • national parks
  • natural areas management
  • pine forests
  • Pinus contorta
  • post fire recovery
  • regeneration
  • sedimentation
  • succession
  • wildfires
  • Yellowstone National Park
Tall Timbers Record Number: 11329Location Status: In-fileCall Number: Fire FileAbstract Status: Fair use, Okay, Reproduced by permission
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FRAMES Record Number: 36906

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