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Gottfried, Ffolliott
Management of the Madrean oak woodlands and the less dense and ecologically different oak savannas must be based on sound ecological information. However, relatively little is known about the Madrean oak ecosystems in spite of the fact that they…
Year: 2013
Type: Document
The Madrean Archipelago or Sky Islands region of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico is recognized for its unique biological diversity, natural beauty, and cultural heritage. This 2012 conference brought together scientists, managers…
Year: 2013
Type: Document
While North American ecosystems vary widely in their ecology and natural historical fire regimes, they are unified in benefitting from prescribed fire when judiciously applied with the goal of maintaining and restoring native ecosystem composition,…
Year: 2013
Type: Document
Reynolds, Sánchez Meador, Youtz, Nicolet, Matonis, Jackson, DeLorenzo, Graves
Ponderosa pine and dry mixed-conifer forests in the Southwest United States are experiencing, or have become increasingly susceptible to, large-scale severe wildfire, insect, and disease episodes resulting in altered plant and animal demographics,…
Year: 2013
Type: Document
Lutes
First order fire effects are those that concern the direct or indirect or immediate consequences of fire. First order fire effects form an important basis for prediction secondary effects such as tree regeneration plant succession, and changes in…
Year: 2013
Type: Document
Esque, Webb, Wallace, Van Riper, McCreedy, Smythe
In 2005, fire ignited by humans swept from Yuma Proving Grounds into Kofa National Wildlife Refuge, Arizona, burning ca. 9,255 ha of Wilderness Area. Fuels were predominantly the native forb Plantago ovata. Large fires at low elevations were rare in…
Year: 2013
Type: Document
Osborne, Kobziar, Inglett
This special issue of Fire Ecology is dedicated to furthering scientific understanding of the role fire plays in the development and functioning of wetland ecosystems. While not initially intuitive, the concept of fire exerting significant influence…
Year: 2013
Type: Document
Doumas, Koprowski
After decades of suppression, fire is returning to forests of the western United States through wildfires and prescribed burns. These fires may aid restoration of vegetation structure and processes, which could improve conditions for wildlife…
Year: 2013
Type: Document
Millar, Skog, McKinley, Birdsey, Swanston, Hines, Woodall, Reinhardt, Peterson, Vose
Forest ecosystems respond to natural climatic variability and human-caused climate change in ways that are adverse as well as beneficial to the biophysical environment and to society. Adaptation refers to responses or adjustments made-whether…
Year: 2013
Type: Document
Yancey
Wildlife in the Great Plains evolved with fire and grazing interacting spatially and temporally to create a shifting mosaic landscape comprised of severely disturbed habitats, undisturbed habitats, and patches that vary in time since the most recent…
Year: 2013
Type: Document