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Peterson, Sackett, Robinson, Haase
The effect of repeated prescribed burning on long term growth of Pinus ponderosa in northern Arizona was examined. Fire treatments for hazard reduction were initiated in 1976, acid growth was evaluated in 1988 for fire rotations of 1, 2, 4, 6, 8,…
Year: 1994
Type: Document
Omi, Rideout, Stone, Botti
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Year: 1994
Type: Document
Peterson, Sackett, Robinson, Haase
The effect of repeated prescribed burning on long term growth of Pinus ponderosa in northern Arizona was examined. Fire treatments for hazard reduction were initiated in 1976, acid growth was evaluated in 1988 for fire rotations of 1, 2, 4, 6, 8,…
Year: 1994
Type: Document
Daniel
Obstacles to public acceptance of prescribed fire include misunderstanding of fire in forest ecosystems, concerned risk to life and property and assumed adverse effects on scenic and recreation values. Increased appreciation of the ecological,…
Year: 1990
Type: Document
Ffolliott
[from the text] Fire has been an integral part of the ecology of southwestern ecosystems. The effect of fire in these ecosystems has been beneficial or detrimental, depending upon the nature of the fire, the characteristics of the fire site, and the…
Year: 1990
Type: Document
Harrington, Sackett
[frpm the text] The ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa Laws.) forests of the Southwest have gone through extensive structural and compositional changes in the last century. Numerous references document the open, park-like appearance of historic…
Year: 1990
Type: Document
Keane, Arno, Brown
A successional process model has been adapted for use with species from ponderosa pine/Douglas-fir forests of the inland Northwest. Its design allows modification for application to other forest types. This model, FIRESUM, simulates tree…
Year: 1990
Type: Document
González-Cabán, McKetta
Economically sound decisions on fuel treatment require knowledge of treatment costs. Fuel treatment costs derived using an economic cost concept on two National Forests were found to be higher than reported by accounting methods. Costs are…
Year: 1986
Type: Document
Ryan, Covington
Soil inorganic nitrogen was measured during the summer after a fall prescribed burn at a ponderosa pine site in northern Arizona. Fire behavior varied among sawtimber, pole, and sapling stands; the greatest fuel reduction occurred in the sawtimber.…
Year: 1986
Type: Document