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EDIS, 2023 This publication gives an introductory overview of the role of fire in forest systems, the benefits of using prescribed fire as a part of forest management, and the necessary safety and regulatory precautions that landowners and land managers need to ...
Michael G. Andreu +2 more
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Prescribed fire gains momentum [PDF]
California Agriculture, 2019 In recent decades, California has made sparing use of fire as a land management tool. But policy changes, partnerships and attitude shifts are creating conditions for expanded use of prescribed fire.
Lucien Crowder
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Spatiotemporal Prescribed Fire Patterns in Washington State, USA [PDF]
Fire, 2021 We investigate the spatiotemporal patterns of prescribed fire and wildfire within Washington State, USA using records from the state’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR).
Harry Podschwit +2 more
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Encountering Prescribed Fire: Characterizing the Intersection of Prescribed Fire and Wildfire in the CONUS. [PDF]
ACS EST AirPrescribed fire is applied across the United States as a fuel treatment to manage the impact of wildfires and restore ecosystems. While the recent application of prescribed fire has largely been confined to the southeastern US, the increase in catastrophic wildfires has accelerated the growth of prescribed fire more broadly.
Beidler JL +3 more
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Baptism of Fire: Modeling the Effects of Prescribed Fire on Lyme Disease. [PDF]
Can J Infect Dis Med Microbiol, 2022 Recently, tick-borne illnesses have been trending upward and are an increasing source of risk to people’s health in the United States. This is due to range expansion in tick habitats as a result of climate change. Thus, it is imperative to find a practical and cost-efficient way of managing tick populations.
Guo E, Agusto FB.
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How do invasive predators and their native prey respond to prescribed fire? [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionFire shapes animal communities by altering resource availability and species interactions, including between predators and prey. In Australia, there is particular concern that two highly damaging invasive predators, the feral cat (Felis catus) and ...
Darcy J. Watchorn +4 more
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Bees and Fire: How does Fire in Longleaf Pine Savannas Affect Bee Communities?
EDIS, 2022 Bees are efficient pollinators known to be key components of healthy forests. Thus, bees are often used as indicators of community response to restoration and disturbances, including fire.
Nicole Mitchell +2 more
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Fire, 2023 Fire-prone landscapes found throughout the world are increasingly managed with prescribed fire for a variety of objectives. These frequent low-intensity fires directly impact lower forest strata, and thus estimating surface fuels or understory vegetation
Eva Louise Loudermilk +8 more
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Prescribed Fire Size, Patchiness, and Pyrodiversity in the Southeastern United States
EDIS, 2023 This publication aims to provide information on how variation in prescribed fire size and heterogeneity and their impact over time relate to the habitat needs of animals and plants that live in frequently burned savannas. Written by Jennifer M. Fill and
Jennifer M. Fill, Raelene M. Crandall
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Delayed fire mortality has long‐term ecological effects across the Southern Appalachian landscape
Ecosphere, 2022 Fire is a critical ecological process to the forests of the Southern Appalachians. Where fire was excluded from forest types that historically burned frequently, unanticipated changes can occur when fire is reintroduced.
Zachary J. Robbins +6 more
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