Dec 24, 2004.
Terrestrial biodiversity papers related to
fire, ecosystem restoration, fuels management, and post-fire rehabilitation:
Basic and applied science
THEMES INCLUDE: Effects of fire exclusion; ecosystem restoration; fire effects; post-fire options; social research; economic research; management applications.
Citations compiled between 2002 and 2004 by Patrick Daigle
Biodiversity Branch, Terrestrial Ecosystem Science Section
Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection
All the citations contained her relate to terrestrial biodiversity in some way -- these are gleaned from a large set of biodiversity citations I’ve compiled.
NOTE: Staff at MoF/WLAP/MSRM can take advantage of an electronic Table of Contents (TOC) Service. Due to limited time, during 2004, I compiled and distributed only those fire-related papers that agency staff members were NOT able to access via the library ToC Service.To perform a rudimentary search of the citations:
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Ecological and Financial Assessment of Late Successional Reserve Mgmt. 2001. Hummel, M. et al. OTHER KEYWDS: WA, landscapes, silviculture, fire, Northern spotted owl, restoration. US-FS PNW Res. Stn. PNW-RN-531. http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/pubs/rn531.pdf
Responses of amphibians to fire disturbance in PNW [US] forests: A review. 2002. Bury, B. et al. IN proceedings: the role of fire for nongame wildlife management and community restoration: traditional uses and new directions. US-FS NE Research Stn. GTR -NE-288 OTHER KEYWDS: stream amphibians, riparian & stream habitat, fuels mgmt, prescribed burns. http://www.fs.fed.us/ne/newtown_square/publications/technical_reports/pdfs/2002/gtrne288.pdf
Click to the proceedings, and then scroll to pages 34-42
Fire, landslides, and forest harvesting: The effects of disturbances. 1999. Cowell, D. OTHER KEYWDS: ground beetles, birds, small mammals, caribou, lichen. Cordillera 6(4): 12-17.
Natural disturbance regimes in the Cariboo Forest Region: What is known to guide forest mgmt? 2000. Wong, C. Report prepared for Lignum. OTHER KEYWDS: IDF, SBPS, & SBS biogeoclimatic zones, natural variability, forest/grassland dynamics, fire intervals/severity/size, insects, pathogens, windthrow, aboriginal burning, recommendations.
Simulating historical disturbance regimes and stand structures in old-growth ponderosa pine/Doug-fir forests. 2001. Hillis, M. et al. OTHER KEYWDS: MT, fire intervals, tree stocking, spp composition, restoration. In proceedings: [US] National silviculture workshop. US-FS Rocky Mtn Res Stn RMRS-P-19: 51-59.
Historical stand reconstruction on ponderosa pine forest to guide silvi Rx's. 1999. Harrod, R. et al. OTHER KEYWDS: WA, fire, ponderosa pine and Doug-fir plant association types, plant association groups, stand structure, tree spatial planning (clumped/regular/random), tree stand density, restoration, tree marking guidelines. For Ecol and Mgmt 114(1999): 433-446.
Understanding the connection between Historic Range of Variation, current social values, and developing Desired Future Conditions. 2001. Blocker, L. et al. OTHER KEYWDS: land use, western larch & ponderosa pine cover types, fire regimes, changes in composition & patch size, insects, pathogens, wood utilization, habitat, forage. In proceedings: [US] National silviculture wkshop. US-FS Rocky Mtn Res Stn, RMRS-P-19: 51-59.
Simulating historical variability in the amount of old forests, Oregon Coast Range. 2000. Wimberley, M. et al. OTHER KEYWDS: fire. Conserv Biol 14(1): 167-180.
A STRATEGIC ASSESSMENT OF FIRE HAZARD IN MONTANA. 2001. Fiedler, C. et al. Joint Fire Sciences Program and the US-FS PNW Res. Stn. OTHER KEYWDS: ecological function.
A Collaborative Approach for Reducing Wildland Fire Risks to Communities and the Environment: 10-Year Comprehensive Strategy. 2001. [US] Western Governor's Assn. OTHER KEYWDS: restoration.
http://www.westgov.org/wga/initiatives/fire/final_fire_rpt.pdf
Effects of the Hatchery complex fires on N. spotted owls in the E. WA Cascades. 1997. Strand, L. et al. In First conference on fire effects on rare/endangered spp and habitats (Greenlee and Jason, eds.). Internet Assn of Wildland Fire: 123-129. OTHER KEYWDS: owl habitat, habitat reserves, fire regimes, mgmt strategies…
Forest health and Spotted owls in the E Cascades of WA. 1996. McCracken, J. et al. Trans 61st N. Amer. Wildl. & Nat. Resour. Conf: 519-527. OTHER KEYWDS: fire suppression, fire refugia, dense stands, pre-settlement & current conditions.
The role of disturbance in the ecology and conservation of birds. 2001. Brawn, J. et al. Annual Rev. Ecol. Syst. 32:251-276. OTHER KEYWDS: Fire, flood, and silvicultural disturbances. http://arjournals.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev.ecolsys.32.081501.114031
Dynamics of an old-growth, fire-initiated, subalpine forest in southern interior BC: tree size, age, and spatial structure. 2002. Antos, J. and R. Parish Can. J. For. Res. 32(11): 1935-1946.
http://www.nrc.ca/cgi-bin/cisti/journals/rp/rp2_abst_e?cjfr_x02-116_32_ns_nf_cjfr11-02
Climate change and forest disturbances. 2001. Dale, V. et al. OTHER KEYWDS: introduced spp, fire frequency/intensity/duration, timing of fire and drought, insects, pathogens, hurricanes, windstorms, ice storms, landslides, disturbance interactions, economic costs, strategies for dealing with disturbances. BioScience 51(9):723-734.
Effects of Stand-Replacement Fire and Salvage Logging on a Cavity-Nesting Bird Community in Eastern Cascades, WA. 2001. Haggard, M. and W. Gaines. NW Sci 75. OTHER KEYWDS: snags.
Social Complexity and the Management of Small-Diameter Stands. 2001. Findley, A., M. Carroll and K. Blatner. J. of Forestry 99(12). OTHER KWYWDS: restoration, silviculture, fire, social science, WA.
Measuring Forest Restoration Effectiveness in Reducing Hazardous Fuels. 2001. Fulé P. et al. J. of Forestry 99(11):24-29. OTHER KEYWDS: thinning, enhanced crown-fire resistance, fire mgmt, AZ. http://saturn.bids.ac.uk/cgi-bin/ds_deliver/1/u/d/ISIS/14937068.1/saf/jof/2001/00000099/00000011/art00006/C2C0C05C240EFAF41103045932D1B892610D028446.pdf?link=http://www.ingentaconnect.com/error/delivery%3Bid=1c7e1ca3pum8g.henrietta&format=pdf
THE EFFECT OF FIRE ON THE POPULATION VIABILITY OF AN ENDANGERED PRAIRIE PLANT. 2001. Kaye, T. et al. Ecological Applications 11(5): 1366–1380.
Comparisons between wildfire and forest harvesting and their implications in forest management. 2001. McRae, D. et al. Environ Rev. 9(4): 223-260.
Smoke on the Hill: A Comparative Study of Wildfire and Two Communities. 2003. Blatner, K. et al. WJAF 18(1):60-70. OTHER KEYWDS: restoration, wildfire, prescribed fire, social research.
HANDBOOK OF CONTROL AND MITIGATION MEASURES FOR SILVICULTURAL OPERATIONS. 2000. Gallagher, A. et al. National Council for Air and Stream Improvement (NCASI) Tech Bulletin. OTHER KEYWDS: BMPs, water quality, fish, roads, riparian, harvesting, buffers, coarse woody debris, site prep, regeneration, fire mgmt, wetlands.
Watershed Impacts of Logging and Wildfire: Case Studies in Canada. 2002. Pinel-Alloul, B. et al. Land and Reservoir Mgmt. 18(4): 307-318.
Whitebark pine, grizzly bears and red squirrels. 2001. Mattson, D., K. Kendall, and D. Reinhart. In: Whitebark pine communities: Ecology and restoration: 121-136. Island Press. Washington, DC
Long-term fire regime estimated from soil charcoal in coastal temperate rainforests. 2002. Lertzman, K. et al. Conservation Ecology 6(2): 5. OTHER KEYWDS: Clayoquot Sound, Fraser Valley. http://www.consecol.org/vol6/iss2/art5
The historical ecology handbook: A restorationist's guide to reference ecosystems. 2001. Egfan, D. and E. Howell. Island Press. http://www.islandpress.org/books/detail.html?cart=3253617513209810&SKU=1-55963-745-5
Fire and seedling population dynamics in western Oregon prairies. 2000. Maret, M. and M. Wilson. J of Veg Sci 11(2): 307-314.
A sustainable alternative to administrative set-asides for providing late-successional forest habitat in fire-regulated landscapes. 2001. Camp, A. In proceedings: Mgmt of Fire-Maintained Ecosystems: 21-23. Forestry Continuing Studies Network.
OPTIMAL FIRE MANAGEMENT FOR MAINTAINING COMMUNITY DIVERSITY. 1999. Richards, S. et al. Ecol Appl 9(3): 880–892. http://www.esajournals.org/esaonline/?request=get-abstract&issn=1051-0761&volume=009&issue=03&page=0880
Biomass flow in western forests: simulating the effects of fuel reduction and presettlement restoration treatments. 2001. Hollenstein, K. et al. J. of Forestry 99(10):12-19.
Effects of stand composition on fire hazard in the mixed-wood Canadian boreal forest. 2000. Hely, C. et al. J of Veg Sci 11(6):813-824.
The ecology and management of dead wood in western forests. 2002. Laudenslayer, W. et al, Tech Coordinators. US-FS PSW Research Station, Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-181. Includes:
· Fire as a Coarse Filter for Snags and Logs. Agee, J.
· Assessing the Effect of Fire Regime on Coarse Woody Debris. Wright, P. et al.
· Selection of fire-created snags at two spatial scales by cavity-nesting birds. Saab, V. et al.
· Influence of fire on the dynamics of dead woody material in forests of California and southwestern Oregon. Skinner, C.
· Effects of Ecosystem Restoration Treatments on Cavity-nesting Birds, Their Habitat, and Their Insectivorous Prey in Fire-maintained Forests of Southeastern BC. Machmer, M.
· The Role of Disturbance in Creating Dead Wood: Insect Defoliation and Tree Mortality in Northeastern Oregon. Youngblood, A. and B. Wickman.
· Overview of Agents and Patterns of Mortality and Resulting Coarse Woody Debris Recruitment in Western Forests. Steed, B. and M. Wagner.
· Dead Wood and Fire Relationships in Southwestern Oregon Western Hemlock Forests. White, D. et al.
· Effects of Prescribed Fire in Ponderosa Pine on Key Wildlife Habitat Components: Preliminary Results and a Method for Monitoring. Randall-Parker, T. and R. Miller.
EFFECTS OF FIRE ON SENSITIVE PLANT SPECIES OF THE CLEARWATER NATIONAL FOREST: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY. 2001. Lichthardt, J. Idaho Department of Fish and Game, CDC.
http://www2.state.id.us/fishgame/info/cdc/cdc_pdf/u01lic03.pdf
Bird communities associated with live residual tree patches within cutblocks and burned habitat in mixedwood boreal forests. 2000. Schiek, J. and K. Hobson. CJFR 30:1281-1295. http://article.pubs.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/ppv/RPViewDoc?_handler_=HandleInitialGet&journal=cjfr&volume=30&calyLang=eng&articleFile=x00-061.pdf
The Challenge of Restoring Natural Fire to Wilderness. 2000. Parsons, D. In: Wilderness science in a time of change conference - Volume 5: Wilderness ecosystems, threats, and management. US-FS Rky Mtn Res Stn RMRS-P-15-VOL-5: 276-282.
Restoration of Natural Fire to United States Wilderness Areas. 2000. Parsons, D. In proceedings: Personal, societal, and ecological values of wilderness: Sixth World Wilderness Congress proceedings on research, management, and allocation, vol. II. US-FS Rky Mtn Res Stn RMRS-P-14: 42-47.
Restoring Natural Fire to Wilderness: How Are We Doing? 1998. Parsons, D. and P. Landres. In proceedings: 20th Tall Timbers Fire Ecology Conference: Fire in ecosystem management: shifting the paradigm from suppression to prescription. Allen Press: 366-373.
A Burning Interest in Boreal Forests: Researchers in Alaska Link Fires with Climate Change. 2001. Senkowsky, S. BioSci 51 (11): 916- 921. http://operatix.ingentaselect.com/vl=35830039/cl=23/nw=1/fm=docpdf/rpsv/catchword/aibs/00063568/v51n11/s4/p916
Review paper: A critique of silvicultural approaches to managing defoliating insects in North America. 2000. Muzika, R and A. Liebold. Ag and Forest Entomology 2(2):97-105. OTHER KEYWDS: fire suppression, restoration.
Aspen, Elk, and Fire: The Effects of Human Institutions on Ecosystem Processes. 2002. Hessl, A. BioSci 52(11): 1011-1022. http://operatix.ingentaselect.com/vl=35239520/cl=48/nw=1/fm=docpdf/rpsv/catchword/aibs/00063568/v52n11/s8/p1011
Invasive plants and fire in the deserts of North America. 2001. Brooks, M. and D. Pyke. IN proceedings of the Invasive Spp Workshop: The role of fire in the spread and control of invasive spp. US_FS Tall Timbers Res Stn Misc Publication 11:1-14.
Effects of fire and post-fire salvage logging on avian communities in conifer-dominated forests of the Western United States. 2002. Kotliar, N. et al. Studies in Avian Biology. 25: 49–64. OTHER KEYWDS: listed spp.
Bird counts of burned versus unburned sagebrush sites. 2002. Welch, B. US-FS Rky Mtn Res Stn Res Note RMRS-RN-16. http://fs.fed.us/rm/pubs/rmrs_rn16.pdf
Annual and decadal climate forcing of historical fire regimes in the interior Pacific Northwest, USA. 2002. Heyerdahl, E. et al. The Holocene. 12(5): 597–604.
The cascading effects of fire exclusion in Rocky Mountain ecosystems. 2002. Keane, R. et al. IN Rocky Mountain futures: an ecological perspective. Island Press: 133–152.
Cascading effects of fire exclusion in the Rocky Mountain ecosystems: A literature review. 2002. Keane, R. et al. US-FS Rky Mtn Res Stn Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-91. http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/pubs/rmrs_gtr091.pdf
Fire suppression in threatened, endangered and sensitive species' habitats. 1997. Sheppard, G. and A. Farnsworth. In proceedings: Fire effects on rare and endangered species and habitats conference, Coeur d"Alene, ID. pp. 337-340. International Assn of Wildland Fire.
Effects of fire management practices on butterfly diversity in the forested western United States. 2003. Huntzinger, M. Bio Conserv 113(1):1-12. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6V5X-481MWGS-8&_user=10&_handle=W-WA-A-A-AZ-MsSAYWA-UUW-AUCCWWUAYA-EUEDUYWY-AZ-U&_fmt=summary&_coverDate=09%2F30%2F2003&_rdoc=1&_orig=browse&_srch=%23toc%235798%232003%23998869998%23408119!&_cdi=5798&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=aba83054f5593616d5ffd02c4ff86752
ECOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF FUEL MODIFICATION ON ARTHROPODS AND OTHER WILDLIFE IN AN URBANIZING WILDLAND. 2003. Longcore, T. The Urban Wildlands Group, Los Angeles, CA. http://www.urbanwildlands.org/clearance.pdf
The interacting effects of ungulates and fire on forest dynamics: An analysis using the model FORSPACE. 2003. Kramer, K. et al. For Ecol and Mgmt 181(1-2): 205-222. http://www.sciencedirect.com/web-editions?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6T6X-48N2XBH-1&_user=852502&_handle=W-WA-A-A-WB-MsSAYZA-UUW-AUCEZWVWAV-AZZCYBDWC-WB-U&_fmt=full&_coverDate=08%2F03%2F2003&_rdoc=17&_orig=browse&_srch=%23toc%235042%232003%23998189998%23441121!&_cdi=5042&view=c&_acct=C000045965&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=852502&md5=f522ea19662c817fe65f47f038816613
A review of prescribed burning effectiveness in fire hazard reduction. 2003. Fernandes, P. and H. Botelho. Internat J of Wildland Fire 12(2): 117-128. http://www.publish.csiro.au/nid/114/paper/WF02042.htm
Restoring Ecosystem Health in Frequent-Fire Forests of the American West. 2003. Covington, W. Ecolog Restoration 21(1).
A Citizen's Call for Ecological Forest Restoration: Forest Restoration Principles and Criteria. 2003. DellaSalla, D. et al. Ecol Restoration 21(1).
Small diameter timber alchemy: Can utilization pay the way towards fire resistant forests? 2000. Fried, J. et al. US-FS PSW Res Stn GTR. http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/fia/ear/jfried/pubs/fried_san_diego_2002.pdf
Rehabilitation Following Wilderness Fire Suppression Activities. No date. IN: Wilderness Manager's Toolbox. On wilderness.net Sponsored by the U of Montana et al. OTHER KEYWDS: hand-constructed firelines, fire access trails, helispots, staging areas, fire-fighter camps, pumpsites, rehab standards. http://www.wilderness.net/toolbox/fire/rehab1.pdf
Cabinet Complex [northwest Montana] (Case Study): Fire Suppression Rehabilitation Plan. No date. IN: Wilderness Manager's Toolbox. On wilderness.net Sponsored by the U of Montana et al. OTHER KEYWDS: hand-constructed firelines, other disturbed areas. http://www.wilderness.net/toolbox/fire/rehab2.pdf
Cabinet Complex [northwest Montana] - Rehab Plan Checklist and Workload. No date. IN: Wilderness Manager's Toolbox. On wilderness.net Sponsored by the U of Montana et al. http://www.wilderness.net/toolbox/fire/rehab3.pdf
Wilderness Fire Suppression Rehab Plan [Oregon]. No date. IN: Wilderness Manager's Toolbox. On wilderness.net Sponsored by the U of Montana et al. OTHER KEYWDS: higher-level plan goals, soils standards, old-growth standards, Spotted owl, hand-constructed firelines, fire access trails, tractor firelines, blasted firelines, roads, helispots, fire-fighter camps, abandoned equipments, archaeological concerns, water sources. http://www.wilderness.net/toolbox/fire/spring_fire_plan.pdf
MIST -- Minimum Impact [Fire] Suppression Tactics: Implementation Guidelines. No date. IN: Wilderness Manager's Toolbox. On wilderness.net Sponsored by the U of Montana et al. OTHER KEYWDS: camps, personal conduct, helispots, fire lines, mop-up. http://www.wilderness.net/toolbox/fire/MIST_implementation.PDF
Restoration after wildfire: Preserving what remains. 2002. Rohden, S. Land and Water 46(5): 54-61.
Vegetation Dynamics under fire exclusion and logging in a Rocky Mountain watershed: 1856-1996. 2003. Gallant, A. et al. Ecological Applications 13(2):385-403. http://www.esajournals.org/pdfserv/i1051-0761-013-02-0385.pdf
Effect of thinning and prescribed burning on wildfire severity in ponderosa pine forests. 2002. Pollet, J. and P. Omi. International J of Wildland Fire 11:1-10. OTHER KEYWDS: restoration. http://jfsp.nifc.gov/conferenceproc/T-03Polletetal.pdf
Effect of fuels treatment on wildfire severity. 2002. Omi, P. and E. Martinson. Final report submitted to the Joint Fire Science Program Governing Board, March 25, 2002. OTHER KEYWDS: restoration. http://www.cnr.colostate.edu/frws/research/westfire/FinalReport.pdf
Effects of the Rat and Hatchery Creek [WA] fires on four rare plant spp. 1997. Harrod, R. et al. Proceedings: Fire effects on Rare and Threatened Spp and Habitats. Internat Assn of Wildland Fire. OTHER KEYWDS: listed spp., Orobanche pinorum.