Document

Title

The relationship of wildfire to lynx and marten populations and habitat in interior Alaska
Document Type: Report
Author(s): W. N. Johnson; Thomas F. Paragi; Donald D. Katnik
Publication Year: 1994

Cataloging Information

Keyword(s):
  • fire
  • lynx
  • management
  • marten
  • trappers
  • wildfire
  • wildlife
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Record Maintained By:
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Record Last Modified: December 3, 2015
FRAMES Record Number: 5911

Description

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 concerns of the resource users most affected was the impact of fire on traplines and the immediate and longterm effects of fire on furbearer populations, particularly marten (Martes americana) and lynx (Lynx canadensis).

Citation:
Johnson, W. N.; Paragi, Thomas F.; Katnik, Donald D. 1994. The relationship of wildfire to lynx and marten populations and habitat in interior Alaska. Annual Report 94-01. Galena, AK: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Koyukuk/Nowitna Refuge Complex. 85 p.