Report
Synthesis of knowledge on the effects of fire and fire surrogates on wildlife in US dry forests
Special Report 1096, Oregon State University
2009
Abstract
Summary: Dry forests throughout the United States are fire-dependent ecosystems, and much attention has been given to restoring their ecological function. As such, land managers often are tasked with reintroducing fire via prescribed fire, wildland fire use, and fire-surrogate treatments such as thinning and mastication. During planning, managers frequently are expected to anticipate effects of management actions on wildlife species. This document represents a synthesis of existing knowledge on wildlife responses to fire and fire-surrogate treatments, presented in a useful, management-relevant format. Based on scoping meetings and dialogue with public lands managers from throughout the United States, we provide detailed, species-level, summary tables for project biologists and fire managers trying to anticipate the effects of fire and fire-surrogate treatments on local wildlife species.
Details
- Title
- Synthesis of knowledge on the effects of fire and fire surrogates on wildlife in US dry forests
- Authors/Creators
- P.L. Kennedy (Author/Creator)J.B. Fontaine (Author/Creator)
- Series
- Special Report 1096
- Publisher
- Oregon State University; Corvallis, OR, USA
- Identifiers
- 991005544302407891
- Copyright
- © 2009 by Oregon State University
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Environmental Science
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Report
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