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Spatial variation in fire frequency in the Interior Columbia River Basin
McKenzie, Peterson, Agee
We developed multiple regression models and tree-based (CART -- classification and regression tree) models to predict fire return intervals across the Interior Columbia River basin at 1-km resolution, using geo-referenced fire history potential…
Year: 2000
Type: Document

The workshop summary report: general recommendations to the Joint Fire Science Governing Board and Director
Sampson, Gollberg
The workshop began with the workshop facilitator, Neil Sampson, summarizing 17 invited papers presented on the opening day of the conference. These papers provided a state-of-the-science overview of pre-selected topics including Overview (3 papers…
Year: 2000
Type: Document

Ponderosa pine ecosystems restoration and conservation: steps toward stewardship
Vance, Edminster, Covington, Blake
This volume is divided into three sections: (1) Ecological, Biological, and Physical Science; (2) Social and Cultural; and (3) Economics and Utilization. Effective ecological restoration requires a combination of science and management. The authors…
Year: 2000
Type: Document

Management and research implications [Chapter 8]
Lyon, Smith
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Year: 2000
Type: Document

An empirical examination of optimal rotations in a multiple-use forest in the presence of fire risk
Englin, Boxall, Hauer
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Year: 2000
Type: Document

Ontario Ministry of natural resources south-central region bobwhite quail rehabilitation program [abstract]
Hunter, Ludolph
Archaeological and historical evidence on status of northern bobwhites (Colinus virginianus) in southern Ontario prior to European settlement is not clear. The bird was documented on the Essex and Kent County prairies at the time of European…
Year: 2000
Type: Document

Using the scientific method to improve game bird management and research: time: fourth Stoddard memorial game bird lecture
Potts
Aware of the time lag that frequently exists between declines in biodiversity and effective conservation to correct and reverse the declines, I examine some reasons behind this problem. Experience with species as diverse as the shag (Phalacrocorax…
Year: 2000
Type: Document

Ecological restoration of southwestern ponderosa pine ecosystems: a broad framework [abstract]
Allen, Falk, Hoffman, Klingel, Morgan, Savage, Schulke, Stacey, Suckling, Swetnam
This paper outlines a broad and flexible framework for ecological restoration of Southwestern ponderosa pine forests, supporting a diverse range of scientifically viable restoration approaches. Ponderosa pine forests in the region have been…
Year: 2000
Type: Document

Protecting people and sustaining resources: assessment of management options in the western U.S. [abstract]
Hann, Hilbruner
We predicted future fire regime and ecosystem conditions on National Forests and Grasslands of the western United States for inclusion in the U.S. Forest Service report "Protecting People and Sustaining Resources in Fire-Adapted Ecosystems, A…
Year: 2000
Type: Document

'Remember Los Alamos': The Cerro Grande fire: prescribed fire investigation: burned-area emergency rehabilitation
Paxon
From the text ... 'The Cerro Grande Fire resulted from an escaped prescribed burn designed to minimize the risk of catastrophic wildfire to the community of Los Alamos.'
Year: 2000
Type: Document