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Type: Conference Paper
Publication Date: 1970
Forest fire records 1914 - 1968, for Kamloops and Nelson Forest Districts in British Columbia are summarized to indicate trends in costs and damage. Areas burned have been substantially reduced by improved fire control techniques and intensity. Ecological impact of fire exclusion and control is related to this analysis. After consideration of grazing, recreation and wildlife needs, it is suggested that prescribed burning may be needed in some types where logging disturbance does not encourage the desired habitat conditions.
Citation: Smith, J. H. G., and R. C. Henderson. 1970. Impact of fire control practices on ecosystem development, The Role of Fire in the Intermountain West. Missoula, MT. University of Montana, School of Forestry,[Missoula, MT]. p. 86-98,
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Keywords:
- British Columbia
- Canada
- coniferous forests
- disturbance
- ecosystem dynamics
- fire control
- fire exclusion
- fire intensity
- fire suppression
- forest management
- fuel accumulation
- grazing
- Larix
- logging
- Montana
- national forests
- Pinus ponderosa
- pioneer species
- Pseudotsuga
- rangelands
- recreation
- wilderness areas
- wildfires
- wildlife
- wildlife management
Tall Timbers Record Number: 13534 • Location Status: In-file • Call Number: A13.32/2:R64 1970 and • Abstract Status: Okay, Fair use, Reproduced by permission
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