Download or read book Rangeland Fire Effects written by and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Rangeland Fire Effects written by Kenneth Dwayne Sanders and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Rangeland Fire Effects written by University of Idaho and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Fire Effects Guide written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Simulation of Fire Effects on Certain Forest Rangelands written by Jeffrey C. Linn and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Ecology of Fire Dependent Ecosystems written by Devan Allen McGranahan and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2020-12-29 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ecology of Fire-Dependent Ecosystems is brimming with intriguing ecological stories of how life has evolved with and diversified within the varied fire regimes that are experienced on earth. Moreover, the book places itself as a communication between students, fire scientists, and fire fighters, and each of these groups will find some familiar ground, and some challenging aspects in this text: something which ultimately will help to bring us closer together and enrich our different approaches to understanding and managing our changing planet. -- Sally Archibald, Professor, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa Most textbooks are as dry as kindling and about as much fun to sink your teeth into. This is not that kind of textbook. Devan Allen McGranahan and Carissa L. Wonkka have taken a complex topic and somehow managed to synthesize it into a comprehensive, yet digestible form. This is a book you can read cover to cover – I know, I did it. As a result, I took an enlightening journey through the history and fundamentals of fire and its role in the natural and human world, ending with a thoughtful review of the evolving relationship between humans and wildland fire. -- Chris Helzer, Nebraska Director of Science, The Nature Conservancy, and author of The Prairie Ecologist blog Ecology of Fire-Dependent Ecosystems: Wildland Fire Science, Policy, and Management is intended for use in upper-level courses in fire ecology and wildland fire management and as a reference for researchers, managers, and other professionals involved with wildland fire science, practice, and policy. The book helps guide students and scientists to design and conduct robust wildland fire research projects and critically interpret and apply fire science in any management, education, or policy situation. It emphasizes variability in wildland fire as an ecological regime and provides tools for students, researchers, and managers to assess and connect fire environment and fire behaviour to fire effects. Fire has not only shaped social and ecological communities but pushed ecosystems beyond previous boundaries, yet understanding the nature and effects of fire as an ecological disturbance has been slow, hampered by the complexity of the dynamic interactions between vegetation and climate and the fear of the destruction fire can bring. This book will help those who study, manage, and use wildland fire to develop new answers and novel solutions, based on an understanding of how fire functions in natural and social environments. It reviews literature, synthesizes concepts, and identifies research gaps and policy needs. The text also explores the interaction of fire and human culture, demonstrating how fire policy can be made adaptable to cultural and socio-ecological objectives.

Download or read book Wildland Fire in Ecosystems written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Vegetation science applications for rangeland analysis and management written by P.T. Tueller and published by Springer. This book was released on 2011-10-12 with total page 642 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Natural grasslands, pastures and meadows are among the vegetation types most frequently investigated with phytosociological methods. This was one of the reasons why volume 13, Application of vegetation science to grassland husbandry and agriculture, edited by W. Krause, appeared as one of the first volumes of this handbook. It appeared under the chief editorship of Prof. R. Tiixen and in his time main emphasis of the handbook was placed on Ziirich-Montpellier methods and the European vegetation. When we redesigned the handbook we felt the need to include other methods and aims of grassland analyses as well as a more global coverage of grasslands. Especially the natural dry and semidry areas of the world needed to be covered. was very fortunate in getting Prof. Tueller of the University of Reno I Nevada as an editor for this volume. He and the colleagues he motivated to compile volume 14 on Application of vegetation science to rangeland analysis and management have created a truly global coverage of the topics interesting for vegetation analyses in natural grasslands. Since volume 13 covered the problems of anthropogenically created grasslands, this topic was not expressly treated in order to avoid duplication. For the same reason no specific attempt was made to get more papers from Europe and the temperate forest region in general. The cooperation with Dr. Tueller has been very rewarding for me.

Download or read book Effects of Prescribed Fire on Rangeland Shrubs in the Intermountain Region written by Stephen C. Bunting and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Fire Effects on Ecosystems written by Leonard F. DeBano and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1998-03-09 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive exploration of the effects of fires--in forests and other environments--on soils, watersheds, vegetation, air and cultural resources.

Download or read book Forest and Rangeland Soils of the United States Under Changing Conditions written by Richard V. Pouyat and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-09-02 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This open access book synthesizes leading-edge science and management information about forest and rangeland soils of the United States. It offers ways to better understand changing conditions and their impacts on soils, and explores directions that positively affect the future of forest and rangeland soil health. This book outlines soil processes and identifies the research needed to manage forest and rangeland soils in the United States. Chapters give an overview of the state of forest and rangeland soils research in the Nation, including multi-decadal programs (chapter 1), then summarizes various human-caused and natural impacts and their effects on soil carbon, hydrology, biogeochemistry, and biological diversity (chapters 2–5). Other chapters look at the effects of changing conditions on forest soils in wetland and urban settings (chapters 6–7). Impacts include: climate change, severe wildfires, invasive species, pests and diseases, pollution, and land use change. Chapter 8 considers approaches to maintaining or regaining forest and rangeland soil health in the face of these varied impacts. Mapping, monitoring, and data sharing are discussed in chapter 9 as ways to leverage scientific and human resources to address soil health at scales from the landscape to the individual parcel (monitoring networks, data sharing Web sites, and educational soils-centered programs are tabulated in appendix B). Chapter 10 highlights opportunities for deepening our understanding of soils and for sustaining long-term ecosystem health and appendix C summarizes research needs. Nine regional summaries (appendix A) offer a more detailed look at forest and rangeland soils in the United States and its Affiliates.

Download or read book Fire in North American Wetland Ecosystems and Fire wildlife Relations written by Ronald E. Kirby and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Fire Effects on Soils and Restoration Strategies written by A Cerda and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2009-01-05 with total page 630 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book has been published a decade after Fires Effects on Ecosystems by DeBano, Neary, and Folliott (1998), and builds on their foundation to update knowledge on natural post-fire processes and describe the use and effectiveness of various restoration strategies that may be applied when human intervention is warranted. The chapters in this book,

Download or read book Ecohydrologic Impacts of Rangeland Fire on Runoff and Erosion written by Frederick B. Pierson and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Wildland Fires written by António José Bento Gonçalves and published by Nova Science Publishers. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It has been estimated that more than 30% of the global land surface is subject to a considerable frequency of vegetation fires (Chuvieco et al., 2008). Li et al. (2013, 2014) argues that fire is an important Earth system process and a primary terrestrial ecosystem disturbance agent on a global scale which depends on an array of attributes, including vegetation characteristics, climate, and human activities, and fire generates feedback by affecting biogeochemical cycles, vegetation composition and structure, landatmosphere water and heat exchanges, atmospheric chemistry and composition, and human health and property. Although wildland fires are characteristic of certain regions and seasons, vegetation fires occur with varying regularity and severity across almost every biome on Earth (Archibald et al., 2013). Earth's forests and vegetation provide a vast source of fuel, and fires consume huge quantities of biomass in all ecosystems ranging across all biomes, from tundra to savanna and from boreal to tropical forests, where many of our ecosystems are considered fire dependent (Belcher, 2013). It is both friend and foe to the human race, having strongly influenced our social development and success as a species, but also acts as a serious threat to human life (Belcher, 2013). The present book outlines different perspectives regarding wildland fires, mega fires, wildland-urban interfaces, and its ecosystem impacts. It also presents different case-studies from eight countries (Portugal, Spain, Greece, Israel, Algeria, Russia, Lithuania and Chile), including valuable contributions that reflect its title: "Wildland Fires - A Worldwide Reality".

Download or read book Rangeland Systems written by David D. Briske and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-04-12 with total page 664 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is open access under a CC BY-NC 2.5 license. This book provides an unprecedented synthesis of the current status of scientific and management knowledge regarding global rangelands and the major challenges that confront them. It has been organized around three major themes. The first summarizes the conceptual advances that have occurred in the rangeland profession. The second addresses the implications of these conceptual advances to management and policy. The third assesses several major challenges confronting global rangelands in the 21st century. This book will compliment applied range management textbooks by describing the conceptual foundation on which the rangeland profession is based. It has been written to be accessible to a broad audience, including ecosystem managers, educators, students and policy makers. The content is founded on the collective experience, knowledge and commitment of 80 authors who have worked in rangelands throughout the world. Their collective contributions indicate that a more comprehensive framework is necessary to address the complex challenges confronting global rangelands. Rangelands represent adaptive social-ecological systems, in which societal values, organizations and capacities are of equal importance to, and interact with, those of ecological processes. A more comprehensive framework for rangeland systems may enable management agencies, and educational, research and policy making organizations to more effectively assess complex problems and develop appropriate solutions.

Download or read book Cooking with Fire written by Ryan C. Wilbur and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fire is a global phenomenon and an inherent disturbance central to rangeland management and sustainability. Fire includes two different processes, 1) catastrophic wildfires that erratically move across the landscape and wreak devastation to community livelihoods and ecological resilience and 2) prescribed fires that are planned and “controlled” under distinct conditions to meet a multitude of management objectives. Wildfire activity is on the rise due to an increase in the amount and severity of extreme climatic events and weather while the utilization of prescribed fire wanes as a suitable tool for rangeland management. Unfortunately, many people do not recognize the difference between prescribed fires and wildfires. As a result, the individual and cultural mentality of fire has dictated the policies, regulations, management, and resources dedicated to fire management. Our current and future fire management decisions will determine the future impacts fire has on our landscape. Political and social pressures impede the capacity for prescribed fire to be an acceptable rangeland management tool at federal, state, and local levels. In this dissertation I explore the social decision-making process and ecological capacity to conduct prescribed fire in western United States rangeland ecosystems. Chapter 1 is an introduction to the social and ecological complexity of rangeland fire management from the lens of ranching communities and land managers. Within Chapter 2, I conduct a global systematic review with continental resolution of peer-reviewed literature that explores social science research of prescribed fire and wildfire specifically for rangelands. North America conducted most of the social fire science research (62%) in comparison to other continents. Over half (56%) of the research questions were non-fire specific and only included fire as a secondary component (i.e., brush management). Of the publications cited, N. America primarily conducted quantitative surveys (66%) of fire, while qualitative assessments were conducted more prevalently in Europe (66%), Asia (66%), Australia and Oceania (Australia) (66%), and Africa (50%). Geographic location, type of fire research (prescribed fire, wildfire, both), and year explained publication distribution in multidimensional space. Social factors focused predominantly on individual experiences and decision-making associated with prescribed fire. N. America, Australia, and Europe focused ecologically on brush control, restoration, and invasive species, while S. America and Africa focused more on agricultural management. Consequently, there is a lack of global agreement in the use of rangeland fire terminology, hindering further exploration in social rangeland fire research. This review provides insight into future research opportunities to develop a more robust narrative for social fire research and to improve the application and tolerance of fire in rangeland ecosystems. This chapter was submitted for review in The Rangeland Journal in 2023 with co-authors K. Maczko and J. D. Scasta. Chapter 3 examines a spatial and temporal analysis across a 10-year period for 12 grassland ecosystems using 333 proportionally stratified weather stations throughout the western United States to understand shifting suitable burn windows in grassland ecosystems. From 2010 - 2019, the number of days with >90% probability of a 2-hour burn window occurring declined in 9 of 12 grassland ecosystems with the Edwards Plateau having the largest decline of 61 days. Furthermore, 8 of 12 grassland ecosystems had seasonal or interannual shifts in suitable burn window length. Shifts in suitable burn windows require conversations about how to safely and effectively apply prescribed burning while available burn windows in grassland ecosystems are shrinking and seasonally changing. This chapter is in review in the Journal of Environmental Management in 2023 with co-authors C.P. Roberts, K.Maczko, and J. D. Scasta. In Chapter 4, I convey results of 81 semi-structured interviews I conducted across the Central Rocky Mountains (Montana, Wyoming, and Colorado) region and the Southern Great Plains (Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas) to understand ranching communities’ social and ecological mental model for prescribed burning. I identified four categories: 1) attitudes, 2) burn process and planning, 3) community dynamics, and 4) experience for prescribed burning decision-making based on social and ecological indicators. The study suggests there are regional differences in the types of burners and the associations within ranching communities decision making processes. Furthermore, strategic program efforts to promote burning requires not only ecological site-specific assessments of limited burn window prescription, fuel availability, and precipitation, but a supportive burning network and community to assist with burn planning, experience the benefits of burning, and reduce perceived risk. n Chapter 5 I interviewed 14 of the participants founding the new Wyoming Prescribed Fire Council (WY-PFC) to understand the catalysts for its formation and function. I found three overarching themes: (1) motivation for collaboration, (2) constraints attributed to ecological questions and implementation bottlenecks, and (3) public perceptions. Findings indicate that the WY-PFC provides a collaborative network to combine resources and act on a shared vision of proactive fire management. Motivations were driven by frustrations with factors inhibiting prescribed burning in areas where participants lived and worked and experiences with wildfires. Participants also noted the potential for cross-boundary engagement and for sharing strategies for dealing with narrow burn windows. Participants are dedicated to improving public understanding and support for prescribed fire application through educational outlets. Participants noted that sustainability of the WY-PFC would be contingent upon recruiting diverse stakeholders. PFCs have the potential to enhance state and regional awareness and communication for optimized prescribed fire implementation. This chapter was published in Rangelands in 2021 with co-author J. D. Scasta: Participant motivations for the Wyoming Prescribed Fire Council (PFC): Emergence from a regional void.