Skip to main content

Journal Article

Displaying 851 - 860 of 1273

Impacts of different land management histories on forest change

Year of Publication
2017
Publication Type

Many western North American forest types have experienced considerable changes in ecosystem structure, composition, and function as a result of both fire exclusion and timber harvesting. These two influences co-occurred over a large portion of dry forests, making it difficult to know the strength of either one on its own or the potential for an interaction between the two.

Assessment of wildland fire impacts on watershed annual water yield: Analytical framework and case studies in the United States

Year of Publication
2016
Publication Type

More than 50% of water supplies in the conterminous United States originate on forestland or rangeland, and are potentially under increasing stress as a result of larger and more severe wildfires. Little is known however about the long-term impacts of fire on annual water yield, and the role of climate variability within this context.

The Passing of the Lolo Trail, with an Introduction by Andrew J. Larson

Year of Publication
2016
Publication Type

In 1935, Elers Koch argued in a Journal of Forestry article that a minimum fire protection model should be implemented in the backcountry areas of national forests in Idaho, USA. As a USDA Forest Service Supervisor and Assistant Regional Forester, Koch had led many major fire-fighting campaigns in the region, beginning with the great 1910 fires of Idaho and Montana.

Spatial variability in tree regeneration after wildfire delays and dampens future bark beetle outbreaks

Year of Publication
2016
Publication Type

Climate change is altering the frequency and severity of forest disturbances such as wildfires and bark beetle outbreaks, thereby increasing the potential for sequential disturbances to interact. Interactions can amplify or dampen disturbances, yet the direction and magnitude of future disturbance interactions are difficult to anticipate because underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood.