Predicting Wildfire Behavior in Black Spruce Forests in Alaska
Title | Predicting Wildfire Behavior in Black Spruce Forests in Alaska PDF eBook |
Author | Rodney A. Norum |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 12 |
Release | 1982 |
Genre | Black spruce |
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Research Note PNW
Title | Research Note PNW PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 12 |
Release | 1982 |
Genre | Forests and forestry |
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A Key for Predicting Postfire Successional Trajectories in Black Spruce Stands of Interior Alaska
Title | A Key for Predicting Postfire Successional Trajectories in Black Spruce Stands of Interior Alaska PDF eBook |
Author | Jill Frances Johnstone |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 46 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Black spruce |
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Black spruce (Picea mariana (Mill) B.S.P) is the dominant forest cover type in interior Alaska and is prone to frequent, stand-replacing wildfires. Through impacts on tree recruitment, the degree of fire consumption of soil organic layers can act as an important determinant of whether black spruce forests regenerate to a forest composition similar to the prefire forest, or to a new forest composition dominated by deciduous hardwoods. Here we present a simple, rule-based framework for predicting fire-initiated changes in forest cover within Alaska's black spruce forests. Four components are presented: (1) a key to classifying potential site moisture, (2) a summary of conditions that favor black spruce self-replacement, (3) a key to predicting postfire forest recovery in recently burned stands, and (4) an appendix of photos to be used as a visual reference tool. This report should be useful to managers in designing fire management actions and predicting the effects of recent and future fires on postfire forest cover in black spruce forests of interior Alaska.
Research Note PNW.
Title | Research Note PNW. PDF eBook |
Author | Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station (Portland, Or.) |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 48 |
Release | 1980 |
Genre | Forests and forestry |
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Annotated List of Publications of the Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station
Title | Annotated List of Publications of the Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station PDF eBook |
Author | Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station (Portland, Or.) |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 44 |
Release | 1979 |
Genre | Forests and forestry |
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Publications of the Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station
Title | Publications of the Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station PDF eBook |
Author | Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station (Portland, Or.) |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 308 |
Release | 1980 |
Genre | Forests and forestry |
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How to Predict the Spread and Intensity of Forest and Range Fires
Title | How to Predict the Spread and Intensity of Forest and Range Fires PDF eBook |
Author | Richard C. Rothermel |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 168 |
Release | 1983 |
Genre | Flame spread |
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This manual documents procedures for estimating the rate of forward spread, intensity, flame length, and size of fires burning in forests and rangelands. Contains instructions for obtaining fuel and weather data, calculating fire behavior, and interpreting the results for application to actual fire problems.