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Review of fuel treatment effects on fuels, fire behavior and ecological resilience in sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) ecosystems in the western U.S.
Chambers, Strand, Ellsworth, Tortorelli, Urza, Crist, Miller, Reeves, Short, Williams
Background: Sagebrush ecosystems are experiencing increases in wildfire extent and severity. Most research on vegetation treatments that reduce fuels and fire risk has been short term (2–3 years) and focused on ecological responses. We review…
Year: 2024
Type: Document

Wildfire probability estimated from recent climate and fine fuels across the big sagebrush region
Holdrege, Schlaepfer, Palmquist, Crist, Doherty, Lauenroth, Remington, Riley, Short, Tull, Wiechman, Bradford
Background: Wildfire is a major proximate cause of historical and ongoing losses of intact big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata Nutt.) plant communities and declines in sagebrush obligate wildlife species. In recent decades, fire return intervals…
Year: 2024
Type: Document

Spread, impact, and control of purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) in North America wetlands
Thompson, Stuckey, Thompson
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Year: 1987
Type: Document

Present-day vegetation in the northern Rocky Mountains
Habeck
The present-day northern Rocky Mountain vegetation is the product of a long history of geologic and climatic events that have interacted with the species populations composing the regional flora. General concepts relating to the organization,…
Year: 1987
Type: Document