Author: Andrea StebletonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forest fire forecasting
Languages : en
Pages : 81
Book Description
Guide for Quantifying Post-treatment Fuels in the Sagebrush Steppe and Juniper Woodlands of the Great Basin
Author: Andrea StebletonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forest fire forecasting
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Invasive species and woodland encroachment have caused extensive changes in the fire regimes of sagebrush steppe over the past 150 years. Land managers and resource specialists of the Great Basin are increasingly required to implement vegetation treatments to maintain habitat, reduce fire risk and restore landscapes to a more desirable state. Often it is difficult to measure treatment effectiveness because gathering pre- and post-treatment data is time-consuming and costly. In two years of post-treatment sampling across six Great Basin states, researchers from the Sagebrush Steppe Treatment and Evaluation Project (SageSTEP) measured the vegetation response to prescribed fire, tree mastication and cutting, shrub mowing, and herbicide application. Treated plots were compared to untreated control plots.
Guide for Quantifying Fuels in the Sagebrush Steppe and Juniper Woodlands of the Great Basin
Author: Andrea StebletonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forest fire forecasting
Languages : en
Pages : 81
Book Description
Guide for Quantifying Post-treatment Fuels in the Sagebrush Steppe and Juniper Woodlands of the Great Basin
Author: Andrea BournePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forest fire forecasting
Languages : en
Pages : 115
Book Description
Guide for Quantifying Post-treatment Fuels in the Sagebrush Steppe and Juniper Woodlands of the Great Basin
Author: Photo Guide for Quantitatively Assessing the Characteristics of Forest Fuels in a Jack Pine-black Spruce Chronosequence in the Northwest Territories
Author: Nathalie LavoiePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Black spruce
Languages : en
Pages : 54
Book Description
Introduction to Forestry and Natural Resources
Author: Donald L. GrebnerPublisher: Academic Press
ISBN: 0128190760
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 513
Book Description
Introduction to Forestry and Natural Resources, Second Edition, presents a broad, completely updated overview of the profession of forestry. The book details several key fields within forestry, including forest management, economics, policy, utilization and forestry careers. Chapters deal specifically with forest regions of the world, landowners, forest products, wildlife habitats, tree anatomy and physiology, and forest disturbances and health. These topics are ideal for undergraduate introductory courses and include numerous examples and questions for students to ponder. There is also a section dedicated to forestry careers. Unlike other introductory forestry texts, which focus largely on forest ecology rather than practical forestry concepts, this book encompasses the economic, ecological and social aspects, thus providing a uniquely balanced text. The wide range of experience of the contributing authors equips them especially well to identify missing content from other texts in the area and address topics currently covered in corresponding college courses. - Covers the application of forestry and natural resources around the world with a focus on practical applications and graphical examples - Describes basic techniques for measuring and evaluating forest resources and natural resources, including fundamental terminology and concepts - Includes management policies and their influence at the local, national and international levels
Standard Fire Behavior Fuel Models
Author: Joe H. ScottPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fire management
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
This report describes a new set of standard fire behavior fuel models for use with Rothermels surface fire spread model and the relationship of the new set to the original set of 13 fire behavior fuel models. To assist with transition to using the new fuel models, a fuel model selection guide, fuel model crosswalk, and set of fuel model photos are provided.
Fuels Guide for Sagebrush and Pinyon-juniper Treatments
Author: Samuel S. WozniakPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Junipers
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
Increased woody plant dominance and degraded understory vegetation are important issues on rangelands in the Intermountain West. Land managers implement woody plant reduction treatments of sagebrush (Artemisia spp.), juniper (Juniperus spp.), and pinyon pine (Pinus spp.) to increase understory diversity and cover, restore wildlife habitat, increase forage, improve ecosystem functions, and reduce or manipulate fuels to increase ecosystem resilience to fire and resistance to invasive annual grasses...Using data collected as part of the Sagebrush Steppe Treatment Evaluation Project (SageSTEP), this guide summarizes fuel loads, vegetation cover by functional group, and shrub and tree stem density 10 years after sagebrush and pinyon-juniper reduction treatments. The data was collected at 16 study sites in Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, and Utah, and is summarized by treatment type, region, and groups or woodland development phases based on pre-treatment vegetation.
Stereo Photo Series for Quantifying Natural Fuels, Volume 4 : Pinyon-juniper, Chaparral, and Sagebrush Types in the Southwestern United States
Author: Roger D. OttmarStereo Photo Series for Quantifying Natural Fuels: Pinyon-juniper, chaparral, and sagebrush types in the southwestern United States
Author: Roger D. OttmarPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forest ecology
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description