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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