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Invigorating Prescribed Fire Science Through Improved Reporting Practices

Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 2021
Interest in prescribed fire science has grown over the past few decades due to the increasing application of prescribed fire by managers to mitigate wildfire hazards, restore biodiversity, and improve ecosystem resilience. Numerous ecological disciplines
Sophie R. Bonner, Chad M. Hoffman, Jeffrey M. Kane, J. Morgan Varner, J. Kevin Hiers, Joseph J. O’Brien, Heather D. Rickard, Wade T. Tinkham, Rodman R. Linn, Nicholas Skowronski, Russell A. Parsons, Carolyn H. Sieg   +11 more
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How do invasive predators and their native prey respond to prescribed fire? [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Fire 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 ...
Watchorn DJ, Doherty TS, Wilson BA, Garkaklis MJ, Driscoll DA.   +4 more
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Perceptions of NRCS Assistance with Prescribed Fires on U.S. Private Lands: A Regionally Stratified Case Study

Fire, 2021
The benefits of prescribed fires are recognized throughout the United States, but the ability to assist with prescribed fire application on private land by government agencies has many possible constraints and challenges.
Ryan Wilbur, Charles Stanley, Kristie A. Maczko, John Derek Scasta   +3 more
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Cognitive Maps Reveal Diverse Perceptions of How Prescribed Fire Affects Forests and Communities

Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 2020
The potential for prescribed fire to address fuel management and forest restoration goals has received considerable attention. However, many wildfire risk mitigation practitioners and researchers consider prescribed fire to be an underutilized tool for ...
Matthew Hamilton, Matthew Hamilton, Jonathan Salerno   +2 more
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Slope position controls prescribed fire effects on soil: a case study in the high-elevation grassland of Itatiaia National Park [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo, 2023
There is a need for greater knowledge about the medium- and long-term effects of prescribed fire management on soil in ecosystems prone to wildfires and more vulnerable to climate change.
Ana Paula Pessim de Oliveira, Eduardo Carvalho da Silva Neto, Robson Altiellys Tosta Marcondes, Marcos Gervasio Pereira, Marcelo Souza Motta, Yan Vidal de Figueiredo Gomes Diniz, Hugo de Souza Fagundes, Rafael Coll Delgado, Otavio Augusto Queiroz dos Santos, Lúcia Helena Cunha dos Anjos   +9 more
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The Rapid Initial Community Builder (RICB) V1.1 for LANDIS-II

MethodsX
Forest succession, or ecosystem process models, can aid in many land management decisions as they inherently incorporate ecological processes to predict how disturbances impact the resilience of the forest and its potential future structure.
Steven A Flanagan, Zachary J. Robbins, Mac A. Callaham, Jr, J. Kevin Hiers, Brian R. Miranda, Joseph J. O’Brien, Robert M. Scheller, E. Louise Loudermilk   +7 more
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Liability and the Use of Prescribed Fire in the Southern Plains, USA: A Survey of District Court Judges

Land, 2020
Suppression of historical fire regimes has changed the composition and structure of many fire-dependent ecosystems, frequently resulting in decreased grazing productivity and biodiversity in grasslands and savannas.
Alissa Hinojosa, Urs P. Kreuter, Carissa L. Wonkka   +2 more
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The Dunn Ranch Academy: Developing Wildland Fire Literacy through Hands-on Experience with Prescribed Fire Science and Management

Fire, 2022
Wildland fire literacy is the capacity for wildland fire professionals to understand and communicate fundamentals of fuel and fire behavior within the socio-ecological elements of the fire regime.
Devan Allen McGranahan, Craig Maier, Ryan Gauger, Chris Woodson, Carissa L. Wonkka   +4 more
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Assessing infrastructure exposure to mountain wave wind events in the Southern Appalachians

npj Natural Hazards
Mountain wave wind events (MWWE) pose significant risks to infrastructure, particularly in mountainous regions with extreme downslope winds exceeding 40 m s−¹.
Marcus D. Williams, Bradford D. Johnson, Zachary Cope, Craig Ramseyer, David Hotz, Jeremy Buckles   +5 more
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Barriers to Prescribed Fire in the US Great Plains, Part II: Critical Review of Presently Used and Potentially Expandable Solutions

Land, 2022
This is the second paper of a two-part series on the barriers to prescribed fire use in the Great Plains of the USA. While the first part presented a systematic review of published papers on the barriers to prescribed fire use, specifically regarding ...
Autumn S. Clark, Devan Allen McGranahan, Benjamin A. Geaumont, Carissa L. Wonkka, Jacqueline P. Ott, Urs P. Kreuter   +5 more
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