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Potter, Koch, Oswalt, Iannone
Context. Fine-scale ecological data collected across broad regions are becoming increasingly available. Appropriate geographic analyses of these data can help identify locations of ecological concern.Objectives. We present one such approach, spatial…
Year: 2016
Type: Document
Franklin, Serra-Diaz, Syphard, Regan
Anthropogenic drivers of global change include rising atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gasses and resulting changes in the climate, as well as nitrogen deposition, biotic invasions, altered disturbance regimes, and…
Year: 2016
Type: Document
Fuentes-Ramirez, Veldman, Holzapfel, Moloney
Novel fire regimes are an important cause and consequence of global environmental change that involve interactions among biotic, climatic, and human components of ecosystems. Plant flammability is key to these interactions, yet few studies directly…
Year: 2016
Type: Document
Cooper, Sieckenius
Sus scrofa L. (Wild Pig) are known to eat the eggs of ground-nesting birds, but it is unknown to what extent they have an impact on populations of Colinus virginianus L. (Northern Bobwhite). We combined data from 2 prior studies conducted on a large…
Year: 2016
Type: Document
Twidwell, West, Hiatt, Ramirez, Winter, Engle, Fuhlendorf, Carlson
Human behavior has rapidly evolved from fire-promoting to aggressively attempting to minimize its magnitude and variability. This global shift in human behavior has contributed to the adoption of strict policies that govern the purposeful and…
Year: 2016
Type: Document
Chambers, Beck, Campbell, Carlson, Christiansen, Clause, Crist, Dinkins, Doherty, Espinosa, Griffin, Hanser, Havlina, Henke, Hennig, Kurth, Maestas, Manning, Mayer, Mealor, McCarthy, Pellant, Perea, Prentice, Pyke, Wiechman, Wuenschel
The Science Framework for the Conservation and Restoration Strategy of the Department of the Interior, Secretarial Order 3336 (SO 3336), Rangeland Fire Prevention, Management and Restoration, provides a strategic, multiscale approach for…
Year: 2016
Type: Document
Abrahamson, Innes
The Northern Rockies Fire Science Network and Northwest Fire Science Consortium teamed up with Fire Effects Information System (FEIS) staff to introduce new fire regime products and demonstrate new search functions to inform fire management planning…
Year: 2016
Type: Media
Finch, Boyce, Chambers, Colt, Dumroese, Kitchen, McCarthy, Meyer, Richardson, Rowland, Rumble, Schwartz, Tomosy, Wisdom
Sagebrush ecosystems are among the largest and most threatened ecosystems in North America. Greater sage-grouse has served as the bellwether for species conservation in these ecosystems and has been considered for listing under the Endangered…
Year: 2016
Type: Document
Trees, grass, and fire in humid savannas-the importance of life history traits and spatial processes
Accatino, Wiegand, Ward, De MicheleWe develop a model to investigate how trees can invade the grass stratum in humid savannas despite repeated fires. In the literature, it is clear that fire reduces tree canopy in savannas. However, fire alone may not be sufficient to prevent tree…
Year: 2016
Type: Document
Alexander, Moczygemba, Dick
Semi-arid thornscrub forests occur throughout South Texas and northeastern Mexico and provide habitat for numerous fauna, including the Federally-endangered ocelot. However, <2% of original thornscrub remains due to land conversion for human use…
Year: 2016
Type: Document