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Prevent forest fires

, 1942
A bookmark created by US Department of Agriculture Forest Services to promote the prevention of forest fires. The front of the bookmark depicts a Japanese solider, smiling as he lights a match.
United States. Forest Service: author;
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Ecology and evolution of pyrazines in insects

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Chemical communication is the oldest and most widespread form of signalling among and within organisms. Among the many compounds involved in such communication, pyrazines – nitrogen‐containing heterocyclic molecules – are especially intriguing due to their widespread occurrence across the tree of life, from bacteria and fungi to insects and ...
Zowi Oudendijk, Niklas Wahlberg, Johanna Mappes   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

TESTING FOR DIFFERENTIAL EFFECTS OF FOREST FIRES ON HIKING AND MOUNTAIN BIKING DEMAND AND BENEFITS

Surveys of visitors to National Forests in Colorado were conducted to determine whether different fire ages and presence of crown fires have different effects on hiking and mountain biking recreation visits and benefits. Actual and intended behavior data
Gonzalez-Caban, Armando, Englin, Jeffrey E., Loomis, John B.   +2 more
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Mixed-severity fire regimes: Lessons and hypotheses from the Klamath-Siskiyou Ecoregion

, 2011
Although mixed-severity fires are among the most widespread disturbances influencing western North American forests, they remain the least understood.
Kayes, L.J., Hibbs, D.E., Campbell, J.L., Donaghy Cannon, M., Donato, D.C., Bormann, B.T., Spies, T.A., Fontaine, J.B., Halofsky, J.E., Law, B.E., Peterson, D.L., Thompson, J.R., Anthony, R.G.   +12 more
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Detecting the effect of climate change on Canadian forest fires

, 2004
The area burned by forest fires in Canada has increased over the past four decades, at the same time as summer season temperatures have warmed. Here we use output from a coupled climate model to demonstrate that human emissions of greenhouse gases and ...
Zwiers, F.W., Gillett, N.P., Flannigan, M.D., Weaver, A.J.   +3 more
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The extension of the taxon cycle model to island plants: insights from the Canarian vascular flora

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Taxon cycle models describe eco‐evolutionary patterns of lineage colonization, diversification, and decline across archipelagos, inferring an important role for competition amongst ecologically similar taxa in driving concurrent niche changes.
José María Fernández‐Palacios, Rüdiger Otto, Robert J. Whittaker   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Remote monitoring, personnel extinguishment or helicopter extinguishment? How to control forest fires more effectively. [PDF]

PLoS One, 2023
Bai Y, Wang L, Yuan X.
europepmc   +1 more source

How wildlife respond to tropical cyclones: short‐term tactics and long‐term impacts

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT From butterflies to lizards and from sharks to seabirds, wildlife exhibit tactics to survive the impacts of tropical cyclones, also known as hurricanes, cyclones, or typhoons depending on where they occur. Some species seek refuge during the storm by moving, some remain in place and ride it out, and others move longer distances, avoiding the ...
Erin L. Koen, Mohamed Khalil Meliane, Zachery B. Holmes, Karl E. Miller, William J. Barichivich, Emilie Dedeban, Alex Furst, Miranda Imeri, Peyton E. Niebanck, Samantha Nunn, Kailee Pearson, Nicole Rita, Brier Ryver, Dakotah Shaffer, Susan C. Walls, E. Hance Ellington   +15 more
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The relationship between knowledge and disaster preparedness of undergraduates responding to forest fires. [PDF]

Jamba, 2023
Wulandari F, Budijanto B, Bachri S, Utomo DH.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The elephant underground: Belowground plant traits and their increasing importance in ecological studies

The Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, EarlyView.
Jacqueline P. Ott, Jitka Klimešová, Luke McCormack, S. Joseph Tumber‐Dávila   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source