Fire Ecology in Rocky Mountain Landscapes
Title | Fire Ecology in Rocky Mountain Landscapes PDF eBook |
Author | William L. Baker |
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Total Pages | 640 |
Release | 2009-07-07 |
Genre | History |
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Fire Ecology in Rocky Mountain Landscapes is the first comprehensive review of scientific research on fire in Rocky Mountain ecosystems emphasizing the landscape scale. It is essential reading for anyone concerned with fire and fire management, including academic and agency scientists; natural resource professionals; and researchers, professors, and students involved with environmental science, land management, and resource management.
Cascading Effects of Fire Exclusion in Rocky Mountain Ecosystems
Title | Cascading Effects of Fire Exclusion in Rocky Mountain Ecosystems PDF eBook |
Author | Robert E. Keane |
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Total Pages | 32 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | Fire ecology |
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The health of many Rocky Mountain ecosystems is in decline because of the policy of excluding fire in the management of these ecosystems. Fire exclusion has actually made it more difficult to fight fires, and this poses greater risks to the people who fight fires and for those who live in and around Rocky Mountain forests and rangelands. This paper discusses the extent of fire exclusion in the Rocky Mountains, then details the diverse and cascading effects of suppressing fires in the Rocky Mountain landscape by spatial scale, characteristic, and vegetation type. Also discussed are the varied effects of fire exclusion on some important, keystone ecosystems and human concerns.
FIRE-BGC, a Mechanistic Ecological Process Model for Simulating Fire Succession on Coniferous Forest Landscapes of the Northern Rocky Mountains
Title | FIRE-BGC, a Mechanistic Ecological Process Model for Simulating Fire Succession on Coniferous Forest Landscapes of the Northern Rocky Mountains PDF eBook |
Author | Robert E. Keane |
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Total Pages | 128 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | Conifers |
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The Landscape Ecology of Fire
Title | The Landscape Ecology of Fire PDF eBook |
Author | Donald McKenzie |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | 320 |
Release | 2011-01-04 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 9400703015 |
Global warming is expected to change fire regimes, likely increasing the severity and extent of wildfires in many ecosystems around the world. What will be the landscape-scale effects of these altered fire regimes? Within what theoretical contexts can we accurately assess these effects? We explore the possible effects of altered fire regimes on landscape patch dynamics, dominant species (tree, shrub, or herbaceous) and succession, sensitive and invasive plant and animal species and communities, and ecosystem function. Ultimately, we must consider the human dimension: what are the policy and management implications of increased fire disturbance, and what are the implications for human communities?
General Technical Report RMRS
Title | General Technical Report RMRS PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 52 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | Forests and forestry |
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Getting to Know Wildland Fire
Title | Getting to Know Wildland Fire PDF eBook |
Author | Ellen Petrick-Underwood |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 32 |
Release | 1990 |
Genre | Fire ecology |
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FIRE-BGC, a Mechanistic Ecological Process Model for Simulating Fire Succession on Coniferous Forest Landscapes of the Northern Rocky Mountains
Title | FIRE-BGC, a Mechanistic Ecological Process Model for Simulating Fire Succession on Coniferous Forest Landscapes of the Northern Rocky Mountains PDF eBook |
Author | Bruce Leigh Welch |
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Total Pages | 284 |
Release | 1966 |
Genre | Boundary Waters Canoe Area (Minn.) |
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