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Ecological effects of fire
Bond, Keane
Fire is both a natural and anthropogenic disturbance influencing the distribution, structure, and functioning of terrestrial ecosystems around the world. Many plants and animals depend on fire for their continued existence. Others species, such as…
Year: 2017
Type: Document

Putting pyrodiversity to work for animal conservation
Kelly, Brotons, McCarthy
We reason that applying appropriate levels of pyrodiversity for animal conservation requires recognizing that context is important (i.e., there is no one-size-fits-all approach); understanding the different mechanisms underpinning the overarching…
Year: 2017
Type: Document

Using Fire and Grazing to Maintain Productive and Ecologically Resilient Grasslands
Helzer
Fire, grazing, and climate are the major forces that maintain ecological health in grasslands. Today’s grasslands are increasingly threatened by climate change, habitat loss and fragmentation, and degradation of ecological processes and communities…
Year: 2017
Type: Media

Science framework for conservation and restoration of the sagebrush biome: Linking the Department of the Interior’s Integrated Rangeland Fire Management Strategy to long-term strategic conservation actions. Part 1. Science basis and applications
Chambers, Beck, Bradford, Bybee, Campbell, Carlson, Christiansen, Clause, Collins, Crist, Dinkins, Doherty, Edwards, Espinosa, Griffin, Griffin, Haas, Hanser, Havlina, Henke, Hennig, Joyce, Kilkenny, Kulpa, Kurth, Maestas, Manning, Mayer, Mealor, McCarthy, Pellant, Perea, Prentice, Pyke, Wiechman, Wuenschel
The Science Framework is intended to link the Department of the Interior’s Integrated Rangeland Fire Management Strategy with long-term strategic conservation actions in the sagebrush biome. The Science Framework provides a multiscale approach for…
Year: 2017
Type: Document

Restoration handbook for sagebrush steppe ecosystems with emphasis on greater sage-grouse habitat - Part 3: Site level restoration decisions
Pyke, Chambers, Pellant, Miller, Beck, Doescher, Roundy, Schupp, Knick, Brunson, McIver
Sagebrush steppe ecosystems in the United States currently (2016) occur on only about one-half of their historical land area because of changes in land use, urban growth, and degradation of land, including invasions of non-native plants. The…
Year: 2017
Type: Document

Restoring and managing low-severity fire in dry-forest landscapes of the western USA
Baker
Low-severity fires that killed few canopy trees played a significant historical role in dry forests of the western USA and warrant restoration and management, but historical rates of burning remain uncertain. Past reconstructions focused on on…
Year: 2017
Type: Document