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The Southwest Fire Science Consortium is partnering with FRAMES to help fire managers access important fire science information related to the Southwest's top ten fire management issues.

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Effects of ENSO-induced forest fires and habitat disturbance on the abundance and spatial distribution of an endangered riverine bird in Borneo
Sozer, Nijman
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Year: 2005
Type: Document

What are the top environmental issues for North American forests?
Ice
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Year: 2005
Type: Document

Managing native invasive juniper species using fire
Ansley, Rasmussen
Junipers (Juniperus spp.) are native weedy shrubs that have expanded beyond their normal historical ranges in the western and southwestern United States since the late 1800s. Most ecologists and resource managers agree that juniper has become a…
Year: 2005
Type: Document

Nonindustrial private landowners, fires, and the wildland-urban interface
Amacher, Malik, Haight
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Year: 2005
Type: Document

The effects of fire on rare plants
Owen, Brown
From the text ... 'It's time to correct some mistaken impressions about the overall impact of wildland fire on the biological resources of public lands. ...For many rare plants, fire is necessary to maintain the ecological conditions that the plants…
Year: 2005
Type: Document

Interacting effects of landownership, land use, and endangered species on conservation of southwestern US rangelands
Sayre
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Year: 2005
Type: Document

Policies for risk assessment in federal land and resource management decisions
O'Laughlin
Laws and policies require federal land and resource management agencies, and regulatory agencies charged with conserving imperiled species, to assess risks associated with proposed actions and to manage wildland fire risks and habitat for species-at…
Year: 2005
Type: Document

Policy issues relevant to risk assessments, balancing risks, and the National Fire Plan: needs and opportunities
O'Laughlin
The needs and opportunities for assessing and managing risks posed by wildfire are identified through synthesis of natural resources agency and conservation group perspectives. Risk assessment is needed primarily to compare environmental effects of…
Year: 2005
Type: Document

Public perspectives on the 'wildfire problem'
Cheng, Becker
From the text ... 'Wildland fire managers must have a basic understanding of the social dimensions of wildland fire to effectively work with the public. ...Engaging citizens and communities in active, ongoing dialogue is essential to successful…
Year: 2005
Type: Document

America's wildlands: a future in peril
Williams
From the text ... 'The rate of fuel accumulation remains far higher than the rate of fuel reduction. ...Our objectives for secure wildlife habitat, clean air, secluded homesites, and other social values often overlook the disturbance regimes that…
Year: 2005
Type: Document