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Type: Journal Article
Author(s): Ayn Shlisky; Ronald L. Myers; John Waugh; Kori Blankenship
Publication Date: 2008

Fire is a global phenomenon. Worldwide, fire can play a role in maintaining or threatening natural habitats and human societies. In any case, we must consider the global context for our actions and the best possible role each nation can play in managing fire for humans and nature.

Citation: Shlisky, Ayn; Myers, Ronald; Waugh, John; Blankenship, Kori. 2008. Fire, nature, and humans: global challenges for conservation. Fire Management Today 68(4):36-42.

Cataloging Information

Topics:
Administration    Fire Behavior    Fire Ecology    Fire History    Fire Occurrence    Planning
Regions:
Alaska    California    Eastern    Great Basin    Hawaii    Northern Rockies    Northwest    Rocky Mountain    Southern    Southwest    National
Keywords:
  • boreal forest
  • coniferous forests
  • conservation
  • ecosystem dynamics
  • fire dependent species
  • fire frequency
  • fire management
  • fire management planning
  • fire regimes
  • fire sensitive plants
  • global fire patterns
  • grasslands
  • historic fire regimes
  • human impacts
  • Mediterranean habitats
  • nutrient cycling
  • savannas
  • tropical forest
  • vegetation surveys
  • wildfires
Tall Timbers Record Number: 23329 • Location Status: In-file • Call Number: A13.32:68/4 • Abstract Status: Fair use, Okay, Reproduced by permission
Record Last Modified:
Record Maintained By: FRAMES Staff (https://www.frames.gov/contact)
FRAMES Record Number: 7276

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