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Ecological Solutions and Evidence, 2022 Fire was important to pre‐colonization prairies. In today's remnant and reconstructed prairies, managers frequently employ prescribed fire, a historical management practice that limits woody encroachment, suppresses non‐native species and promotes ...
Erin G. Rowland‐Schaefer +3 more
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A New Picture of Fire Extent, Variability, and Drought Interaction in Prescribed Fire Landscapes: Insights From Florida Government Records [PDF]
Geophysical Research Letters, 2018 Holly K Nowell, Christopher D Holmes
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Biodiversidade Brasileira, 2020 The Serra da Canastra National Park has 200,000 hectares, with extensive continuous native wilderness areas, and historically is hit by large fires that mainly damage forest formations and wildlife.
Fernando Augusto Tambelini Tizianel +2 more
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A prescribed fire cost model for public lands in south-east Queensland
, 2021 Prescribed fire is a management tool in many Australian and international ecosystems, where it can benefit biodiversity conservation and potentially reduce the risk of extreme wildfires threatening highly valued assets.
Lewis, T +4 more
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Factors Influencing County Commissioners’ Decisions about Burn Bans in the Southern Plains, USA
Land, 2021 Woody plant encroachment in North American rangelands has led to calls for greater use of prescribed fire to reduce fuel loads and restore grazing productivity and grassland biodiversity.
Thomas W. McDaniel +3 more
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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 +11 more
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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 +3 more
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Prescribed Fire Effects on Dalmation Toadflax
Journal of Range Management, 2003 Prescribed fires are important for rangeland restoration and affect plant community composition and species interactions. Many rangeland plant communities have been, or are under the threat of noxious weed invasion, however there is little information on how fire effects weeds.
James S. Jacobs, Roger L. Sheley
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Pyric‐carnivory: Raptor use of prescribed fires [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2017 AbstractFire is a process that shaped and maintained most terrestrial ecosystems worldwide. Changes in land use and patterns of human settlement have altered fire regimes and led to fire suppression resulting in numerous undesirable consequences spanning individual species and entire ecosystems.
Torre J. Hovick +4 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 ...
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