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Mott, Hofstetter, Antoninka
Increasing drought and changing temperatures drive researchers to seek more efficient and effective means to aid management of coniferous forests across the western United States. Thinning allows for effective removal of biomass, but with few…
Year: 2021
Type: Document
Reidy, Thompson, Rowin, Schwope, Mueller
The juniper (Juniperus ashei) - oak (Quercus sp.) woodlands of central Texas are susceptible to crown fire due to climate change, land use change, and fire suppression. Low-intensity prescribed fire is one method used to reduce fuel loads and lower…
Year: 2021
Type: Document
Weiss, Brower
Controlled low‐intensity fires are commonly used in ecosystem management for both habitat restoration and wildfire management. Animals in those ecosystems may respond to fire by shifting energy allocation away from reproduction and growth, and…
Year: 2021
Type: Document
Innes
This review summarizes the information that was available in the scientific literature as of 2021 on the biology, ecology, and effects of fire and control methods on spotted knapweed in North America.
Spotted knapweed is a nonnative, invasive forb…
Year: 2021
Type: Document
Cushman, Ganey, Jones
In this webinar, RMRS research ecologist Sam Cushman, wildlife biologist Joe Ganey, and research ecologist Gavin Jones discussed their latest research on spotted owls and wildfire, including modeling the impacts of habitat loss under climate change…
Year: 2020
Type: Media
Sanderlin, Wilson, Thompson
Part of the FIRE x FAUNA: Wildfire and Prescribed Fire Effects on Wildlife series sponsored by Forest Service Research and Development
Exploring pyrodiversity and biodiversity: effects of fire on bird and small mammal communities of the Southwest,…
Year: 2020
Type: Media
Lesmeister, Jones, Ganey
Part of the FIRE x FAUNA: Wildfire and Prescribed Fire Effects on Wildlife series sponsored by Forest Service Research and Development
Quantification of wildfire severity in forests for northern spotted owls, Damon Lesmeister, Research Wildlife…
Year: 2020
Type: Media
Perry, Loeb, White, Weller
Part of the FIRE x FAUNA: Wildfire and Prescribed Fire Effects on Wildlife series sponsored by Forest Service Research and Development
Prescribed fire effects on bats and bat habitat in the eastern U.S., Roger Perry, Research Wildlife Biologist…
Year: 2020
Type: Media
Faivre, Amoako, Bird, Conedera
Sparking FireSmart Policies in the EU: The Importance of an Integrated Fire Management Approach - Nicolas Faivre, Policy Officer, DG Research and Innovation (RTD), European Commission, Belgium
The presentation will introduce the recent EU policy…
Year: 2020
Type: Media
Brantley
Catastrophic wildfire is increasingly common in forests of the western United States because climate change is increasing ambient temperatures and periods of drought. In 2011, the Las Conchas wildfire burned in the Santa Fe National Forest of New…
Year: 2020
Type: Document