Author: James Kerr BrownPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Coarse woody debris
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
Coarse Woody Debris
Author: James Kerr BrownPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Coarse woody debris
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
Managing Coarse Woody Debris in Fire-adapted Southwestern Forests
Author: David BrewerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Coarse woody debris
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
Fire-adapted forested ecosystems in the Southwest evolved with a continual flux of downed woody materiala structural component that is considered essential to a properly functioning forest ecosystem. The creation and accumulation of downed woody material depends on forest type, tree species, stage of succession/decay, the amount of insect and disease activity, climate, fire return intervals, windthrow, and management activities. In general, more downed woody material accumulates in forests with long fire return intervals (subalpine, mixed conifer, pinyon-juniper woodlands) than in forests with short fire return intervals, such as ponderosa pine. While early foresters saw downed woody material as waste, a potential source of insect and disease problems or a wildfire hazard, todays foresters and researchers have identified the large-size component of downed woody material.
Kaibab National Forest (N.F.), Warm Fire Recovery Project
Author: Effects of Timber Harvest Following Wildfire in Western North America
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Post-fire forest management
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
This synthesis provides an ecological foundation for management of the diverse ecosystems and fire regimes of North America, based on scientific principles of fire interactions with vegetation, fuels, and biophysical processes. Although a large amount of scientific data on fire exists, most of those data have been collected at small spatial and temporal scales. Thus, it is challenging to develop consistent science-based plans for large spatial and temporal scales where most fire management and planning occur. Understanding the regional geographic context of fire regimes is critical for developing appropriate and sustainable management strategies and policy. The degree to which human intervention has modified fire frequency, intensity, and severity varies greatly among different ecosystems, and must be considered when planning to alter fuel loads or implement restorative treatments. Detailed discussion of six ecosystems--ponderosa pine forest (western North America), chaparral (California), boreal forest (Alaska and Canada), Great Basin sagebrush (intermountain West), pine and pine-hardwood forests (Southern Appalachian Mountains), and longleaf pine (Southeastern United States)--illustrates the complexity of fire regimes and that fire management requires a clear regional focus that recognizes where conflicts might exist between fire hazard reduction and resource needs. In some systems, such as ponderosa pine, treatments are usually compatible with both fuel reduction and resource needs, whereas in others, such as chaparral, the potential exists for conflicts that need to be closely evaluated. Managing fire regimes in a changing climate and social environment requires a strong scientific basis for developing fire management and policy. --
Land Management Considerations in Fire-adapted Ecosystems
Author: Biodiversity and Coarse Woody Debris in Southern Forests
Author: Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1422345688
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
Fire in eastern oak forests
Author: Matthew DickinsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forest fires
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Protecting People and Sustaining Resources in Fire-adapted Ecosystems
Author: Lyle LavertyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fire ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
The strategy establishes a framework that restores and maintains ecosystem health in fire-adapted ecosystems for priority areas across the interior West. In accomplishing this, it is intended to improve the resilience and sustainability of forests and grasslands at risk, conserve priority watersheds, species and biodiversity, reduce wildland fire costs, losses, and damages, and better ensure public and firefighter safety.
Plumas National Forest (N.F.), Moonlight and Wheeler Fires Recovery and Restoration Project
Author: Scientific Research and the Knowledge-base Concerning Forest Management Following Wildfires and Other Major Disturbances
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Resources. Subcommittee on Forests and Forest HealthPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description