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A large forest fire occurred about 300 km to the northeast of the Edmonton area in early summer 1995. The forest fire produced nitrogen oxides, hydrocarbons and ozone which were transported down-wind. Continuous monitoring of O3, NO and NO2 and integrated measurements of…
Person:
Year: 1998
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Ecology
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, International, National
Keywords: air quality, Alberta, Canada, fire management, hydrocarbons, N - nitrogen, ozone, pollution, smoke management, urban habitats, wildfires, forest fire, ozone, photochemical smog, urban and rural pollution, air quality
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Person:
Year: 1996
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Fire History, Fire Occurrence, Fuels
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, International, National
Keywords: Acer, C - carbon, combustion, coniferous forests, disturbance, ecosystem dynamics, fire adaptations (plants), fire exclusion, fire frequency, fire management, flammability, forest management, hydrocarbons, litter, Los Alamos, Mexico, needles, New Mexico, N - nitrogen, nutrient cycling, nutrients, particulates, Pinus flexilis, Pinus ponderosa, Populus, post fire recovery, Pseudotsuga menziesii, Quercus, sampling, scorch, statistical analysis, volatilization, woody fuels, MINERALIZATION PATTERNS, monoterpenes
Prescribed burning is an effective way of restoring the fire process to ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa Dougl. ex Laws.) ecosystems of the Southwest. If used judiciously, fire can provide valuable effects for hazard reduction, natural regeneration, thinning, vegetation…
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Year: 1996
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Ecology, Fuels, Hazard and Risk, Prescribed Fire, Restoration and Rehabilitation
Region(s): Great Basin, Southwest
Keywords: Arizona, burning intervals, competition, coniferous forests, ecosystem dynamics, fire frequency, fire hazard reduction, fire management, forest management, fuel management, fuel moisture, humidity, Madrean habitats, N - nitrogen, organic matter, overstory, pine forests, Pinus ponderosa, population density, post fire recovery, presettlement vegetation, regeneration, season of fire, seedlings, smoke management, soil nutrients, thinning, understory vegetation, volatilization, wind
Fires can produce a wide range of changes in nutrient cycles of forest, shrub, and grassland ecosystems depending on fire severity, fire frequency, vegetation, and climate. These changes can be beneficial when fires increase the availability of plant nutrients, and deleterious…
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Year: 1996
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Ecology, Fuels, Prescribed Fire
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: air temperature, Artemisia, ash, biomass, chaparral, chemistry, coniferous forests, convection, ecosystem dynamics, erosion, fine fuels, fire frequency, fire intensity, forest management, fuel loading, fungi, grasslands, heavy fuels, humidity, Juniperus, litter, low intensity burns, Madrean habitats, microorganisms, mineral soils, mycorrhiza, N - nitrogen, nutrient cycling, nutrients, organic matter, phosphorus, Pinus edulis, plant nutrients, precipitation, roots, runoff, shrublands, slash, soil erosion, soil leaching, soil organisms, soil permeability, soil temperature, soils, understory vegetation, vegetation surveys, volatilization, wind, FIRE-DOMINATED FOREST ECOSYSTEMS, GLOBAL IMPLICATIONS, NUTRIENT POOLS AND FLUXES, soil biota
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Year: 2002
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Fire Ecology, Emissions and Smoke, Fuels
Region(s): International
Keywords: air quality, biomass, C - carbon, Europe, experimental fires, fire management, Germany, hydrocarbons, hydrogen, N - nitrogen, temperature, stable carbon isotope ratios, biomass burning, atmospheric emissions, nonmethane hydrocarbons, methyl chloride
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Year: 2005
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Fire Occurrence, Fuels
Region(s): Great Basin
Keywords: age classes, Artemisia tridentata, Atriplex, bacteria, biomass, Bromus, Bromus tectorum, C - carbon, carbon dioxide, disturbance, fire frequency, fire injuries (plants), fire intensity, fire management, fuel accumulation, fuel loading, grasslands, herbivory, invasive species, leaves, Nevada, N - nitrogen, Pseudoroegneria, range management, rangelands, rate of spread, roots, statistical analysis, vegetation surveys, weeds, carbon dioxide, cheatgrass, fire frequency, invasive weeds
From the Summary (p.525) ... '• This paper is the first global study of the extent to which fire determines global vegetation patterns by preventing ecosystems from achieving the potential height, biomass and dominant functional types expected under the ambient climate (climate…
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Year: 2005
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Climate, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Fire Occurrence, Models, Mapping
Region(s): International
Keywords: Africa, agriculture, Australia, biogeography, biomass, Brazil, C - carbon, carbon dioxide, coniferous forests, cover, deciduous forests, deserts, distribution, dominance (ecology), ecosystem dynamics, evergreens, evolution, fire dependent species, fire exclusion, fire frequency, fire regimes, forest management, Ghana, grasses, grasslands, habitat types, land use, mineral soils, N - nitrogen, savannas, shrublands, shrubs, South Africa, South America, species diversity (plants), tundra, vegetation surveys, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe, climate-vegetation relationships, dynamic global vegetation models, global biomes, plant biogeography, SCGVM(Sheffield Dynamic Global Vegetation Model), FIRE-CONTROLLED vs CLIMATE-CONTROLLED GLOBAL BIOME, Kruger National Park, aboveground net woody biomass, REGIONAL BIOME, GLOBAL BIOME SIMULATIONS, LONG-TERM FIRE-EXCLUSION STUDIES IN SAVANNAS, WOODED GRASSLANDS, ORIGIN OF FIRE-DEPENDENT BIOMES
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Person:
Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Fire Ecology, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Prescribed Fire
Region(s): International
Keywords: Australia, carbon dioxide, conservation, ecosystem dynamics, experimental fires, fire dependent species, fire frequency, fire injuries (plants), fire intensity, fire management, fire regimes, fire size, habitat suitability, invertebrates, litter, national parks, N - nitrogen, particulates, plant growth, range management, reptiles, savannas, season of fire, small mammals, soil organic matter, species diversity (animals), species diversity (plants), S - sulfur, wildlife habitat management
Currently, there is a growing awareness that smoke produced during forest fires can expose individuals and populations to hazardous concentrations of air pollutants. Aiming to contribute to a better understanding of the air pollution phenomenon associated with forest fires, this…
Person:
Year: 2005
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Climate, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology
Region(s): International
Keywords: air quality, CO - carbon monoxide, chemical compounds, combustion, Europe, field experimental fires, fire management, fire size, Florida, forest management, ignition, N - nitrogen, particulates, pollution, Portugal, rate of spread, sampling, statistical analysis, S - sulfur, vegetation surveys, wildfires, wind
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Year: 2002
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Fuels
Region(s): International
Keywords: Africa, C - carbon, carbon dioxide, coastal vegetation, decomposition, fire intensity, fynbos, leaves, Leucospermum, litter, mountains, N - nitrogen, photosynthesis, post fire recovery, range management, sclerophyll vegetation, soil nutrients, South Africa, volatilization, wildfires
As part of the National Fire and Fire Surrogate Study, we measured the short-term effects of different fuel-management practices on leaf litter decomposition and soil respiration in loblolly pine stands on the upper Piedmont of South Carolina. These stands had been subjected to…
Person:
Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Prevention, Fuels, Hazard and Risk, Prescribed Fire, Regulations and Legislation
Region(s): Southern, International
Keywords: Acer rubrum, biogeochemical cycles, C - carbon, carbon dioxide, combustion, decay, decomposition, ecosystem dynamics, experimental areas, fire hazard reduction, fuel management, leaves, litter, loblolly pine, National Fire Plan, N - nitrogen, nitrogen fixation, Nyssa sylvatica, Piedmont, pine forests, Pinus echinata, Pinus taeda, Pinus virginiana, Quercus, soils, South Carolina, thinning, understory vegetation, Vaccinium
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Year: 2004
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Climate, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Ecology
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, National
Keywords: biogeochemical cycles, community ecology, ecosystem dynamics, Indonesia, mortality, natural areas management, N - nitrogen, nutrients, phosphorus, remote sensing, smoke effects, wildfires
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Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Fuels, Hazard and Risk
Region(s): Rocky Mountain
Keywords: age classes, biomass, C - carbon, carbon dioxide, catastrophic fires, chemistry, disturbance, ecosystem dynamics, forest management, mosaic, N - nitrogen, pine forests, Pinus contorta, plant growth, population density, post fire recovery, soil management, soil moisture, soil nutrients, soil temperature, stand characteristics, statistical analysis, wildfires, Wyoming, Yellowstone National Park
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Year: 2002
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Emissions and Smoke, Fire Ecology, Fuels
Region(s): Alaska, California, Eastern, Great Basin, Hawaii, Northern Rockies, Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southern, Southwest, International, National
Keywords: air quality, CO - carbon monoxide, ENSO - El Nino Southern Oscillation, fire management, fire size, fuel loading, fuel types, hydrocarbons, Mexico, Mexico City, N - nitrogen, particulates, season of fire, smoke effects, smoke management, statistical analysis, urban habitats, wildfires
The southeastern United States is replete with rich biological diversity in ecosystems ranging from bald cypress bayous and fire-dependent longleaf pine savannas, to high elevation spruce-fir forests. Yet global change will likely impact these systems in numerous ways.…
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Year: 2003
Type: Document
Source: TTRS
Topic(s): Aquatic, Climate, Emissions and Smoke, Fire Behavior, Fire Ecology, Fire Occurrence, Models
Region(s): Southern
Keywords: agriculture, air quality, Appalachian Mountains, bogs, C - carbon, carbon dioxide, community ecology, cover type conversion, droughts, ecosystem dynamics, elevation, everglades, fire frequency, fire regimes, Florida, forest types, climate change, habitat conversion, introduced species, invasive species, longleaf pine, N - nitrogen, North Carolina, Odocoileus virginianus, pH, pine forests, population ecology, precipitation, regeneration, runoff, savannas, soil nutrients, streams, succession, temperature, trees, understory vegetation, wetlands