Download or read book History Uses and Effects of Fire in the Appalachians written by David H. Van Lear and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Wildland Fire in the Appalachians Discussions Among Managers and Scientists Proceedings written by Usda Forest Service and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015-11-03 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wildland Fire in the Appalachians: Discussions Among Managers and Scientists was designed for anyone with an interest in wildland fire in the Appalachian region and provided an unusual approach to sharing information. The objective of the conference was for fire managers and researchers to learn from each other so they could better understand and work together on problems specific to the highly diverse Appalachian Mountains. The conference design was unique: it was neither a research symposium nor a managers' meeting, but rather a synergy of both. Over 40 speakers were invited to discuss research updates, management experiences, and successful technology transfer. Research topics included plant and wildlife ecology, fire history, invasive plants, season of burning, and other topics. Managers shared experiences on how to apply fire to the landscape, how to work with media and the general public, and updates to fire management tools such as smoke prediction models, LANDFIRE, and IFT-DSS.
Download or read book Wildland Fire in the Appalachians written by Usda Forest Service and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-06-26 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Consortium of Appalachian Fire Managers and Scientists and the Association for Fire Ecology co-sponsored the conference on October 8-10, 2013 at the Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center in downtown Roanoke, Virginia. Wildland Fire in the Appalachians: Discussions Among Managers and Scientists was designed for anyone with an interest in wildland fire in the Appalachian region and provided an unusual approach to sharing information. The objective of the conference was for fire managers and researchers to learn from each other so they could better understand and work together on problems specific to the highly diverse Appalachian Mountains. The conference design was unique: it was neither a research symposium nor a managers' meeting, but rather a synergy of both. Over 40 speakers were invited to discuss research updates, management experiences, and successful technology transfer. Research topics included plant and wildlife ecology, fire history, invasive plants, season of burning, and other topics. Managers shared experiences on how to apply fire to the landscape, how to work with media and the general public, and updates to fire management tools such as smoke prediction models, LANDFIRE, and IFT-DSS. A highlight was success stories from programs such as the Fire Learning Network, State Prescribed Fire Councils, and interagency cooperation. A field trip on the third day shared managers' experiences in applying research results on the ground.
Download or read book Proceedings Wildland Fire in the Appalachians written by Thomas A. Waldrop and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many challenges face fire managers and scientists in the Appalachian Mountains because of the region's diverse topography and limited research supporting prescribed burning. This conference was designed to promote communication among managers, researchers, and other interested parties. These proceedings contain 30 papers and abstracts that describe ongoing research, successful technology transfer, and management tools for planning prescribed fires. Five categories of papers include ecology of plants and plant communities, wildlife ecology, fire history and fire effects, tools for forest management, and manager-scientist success stories.
Download or read book Fire in the Southern Appalachians written by Natasha A. James and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fire in the Southern Appalachians written by and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From October to December of 2016, a confluence of human and environmental factors led to an outbreak of wildfires across the Southern Appalachian Mountains. This report examines the time trends of fire in the Southern Appalachian region, including mitigation activities and forecasting acres burned. The introduction (ch. 1) of this report describes the 2016 Southern Appalachian fires on public lands and provides a brief description of the methodology used to understand economic impacts of fire. Chapters 2 and 3 examine how prescribed fire is used in this region. The final chapter (ch. 4) describes how we can expect area burned by both human- and lightning-caused fires to change given increases in global temperatures, fuels, and wildland fire management.
Download or read book Proceedings written by Thomas A. Waldrop and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Proceedings Wildland Fire in the Appalachians written by Thomas A. Waldrop and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many challenges face fire managers and scientists in the Appalachian Mountains because of the region's diverse topography and limited research supporting prescribed burning. This conference was designed to promote communication among managers, researchers, and other interested parties. These proceedings contain 30 papers and abstracts that describe ongoing research, successful technology transfer, and management tools for planning prescribed fires. Five categories of papers include ecology of plants and plant communities, wildlife ecology, fire history and fire effects, tools for forest management, and manager-scientist success stories.
Download or read book Proceedings Wildland Fire in the Appalachians written by Thomas A. Waldrop and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many challenges face fire managers and scientists in the Appalachian Mountains because of the region's diverse topography and limited research supporting prescribed burning. This conference was designed to promote communication among managers, researchers, and other interested parties. These proceedings contain 30 papers and abstracts that describe ongoing research, successful technology transfer, and management tools for planning prescribed fires. Five categories of papers include ecology of plants and plant communities, wildlife ecology, fire history and fire effects, tools for forest management, and manager-scientist success stories.
Download or read book Spatial Patterns of Fire Occurrence in the Central Appalachian Mountains and Implications for Wildland Fire Management written by Charles W. Lafon and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Appalachian Forest written by Chris Bolgiano and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 1998 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An eloquent account of Appalachia's past and future. Since European settlement, Appalachia's natural history has been profoundly impacted by the people who have lived, worked, and traveled there. Bolgiano's journey explores the influx of settlers, Native American displacement, lumber and coal exploitation, the birth of forestry, and conservation issues. 37 photos.
Download or read book A Method for Appraising Forest Fire Damage in Southern Appalachian Mountain Types A Progress Report Classic Reprint written by Leonard I. Barrett and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-18 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Method for Appraising Forest Fire Damage in Southern Appalachian Mountain Types: A Progress Report In some cases, a fire may include open areas or grassland. Such areas that do not contain at least 80 healthy, commercial tree seedlings should be considered as non-forest, and not included in the damage esti mates. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Effects of Prescribed Fire on the Herbaceous Layer in the Southern Appalachian Mountains written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prescribed fire in the southern Appalachians is a frequently used and controversial forest management practice. Research is limited on the effects of prescribed fire in the mesic southern Appalachians, where many of Tennesseeâs rare and regionally endemic plant species occur. This study examined the effects of prescribed fire on the herbaceous layer. Field work was conducted on six previously burned sites within the Cherokee National Forest in northeast Tennessee. Complimentary non-burned sites were selected based on similarity of physical characteristics and forest structure. The numbers of herbaceous species and individuals and the total numbers of species and individuals were determined and used to compare burned and unburned forest. Following prescribed fires there were significant reductions in the number of herbaceous species and individuals. Species with myrmecochorous (ant-dispersed) seeds were markedly reduced on burned sites. Despite considerable variation among sites, the negative impact of fire on forest herbs was clearly evident.
Download or read book A Method for Appraising Forest Fire Damage in Southern Appalachian Mountain Types written by Leonard I. Barrett and published by . This book was released on 1941 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Seed Origin Affects Longleaf Pine in Louisiana Plantation written by Eugene Shoulders and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Method for Appraising Forest Fire Damage in Southern Appalachian Mountain Types written by Leonard I.. Barrett and published by . This book was released on 1941 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fire and Forest History from Soil Charcoal in Yellow Pine and Mixed Hardwood pine Forests in the Southern Appalachian Mountains U S A written by Christopher Aaron Underwood and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Holocene history and ecological role of fire in forested ecosystems in the southern Appalachians is incompletely known. Determining how often and when fire has affected forest communities requires us to think about fire over time scales that extend beyond those of written fire records. This research is the first to specifically address the spatio-temporal patterns of forest fires in southern Appalachian xeric forests using radiocarbon dating of taxonomically identified soil charcoal as the primary proxy. Forty-eight soil cores were recovered in eight sites established for a companion study of dendrochronological evidence of fire history. The eight sites were located in three study areas in the western portion of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Macroscopic charcoal was isolated from core increments by wet sieving to provide samples for taxonomic identification and radiocarbon dating. Three of eight sites produced soil cores that varied significantly in charcoal mass, suggesting the influence of spatially patchy fires, bioturbation, or overland movement of charcoal. Seven of eight sites exhibited a significant and strong negative correlation between charcoal mass and depth in the soil column; however, charcoal fragments were not preserved in chronological order. A fire chronology (9649 to 107 cal yr BP, based on weighted means of calibrations) was developed from radiocarbon dates on 122 taxonomically identified charcoal fragments. Charcoal from six categories is represented in this study: southern yellow pine, mesic conifer, undifferentiated pine, chestnut, oak, and elm. Southern yellow pine charcoal is most common for all study areas, yet mesic conifer charcoal is also well represented, suggesting that the current period of “mesophication” may not be unique in this ecosystem. Soil charcoal from shallow core increments (0–10 cm) was compared with current forest inventories to determine the robustness of soil charcoal as a proxy for past forest vegetation, the results of which show limited potential for application in the western portion of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The results from this study provide the first stand-specific evidence of prehistoric fire and forest composition for southern Appalachian yellow pine and mixed hardwood-pine forests.
