Wildfire Occurence
Authored By: C. Fowler
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Case Studies
Case Study: Spread of Invasive Plants from Roads to River Systems in Alaska
Introduction
Results
Discussion
Case Study: Evaluating Wildland Fire Danger and Prioritizing Treatments
Introduction
Methods
Results
Discussion
Conclusions
Case Study: Analyzing Risks Using the Human Modification Framework
Overview of Conceptual Frameworks
Objectives
Methods
Results
Conclusion
Case Study: Modeling Species' Climatic Niche Space & Response to Global Warming
Introduction
Methods
Results
Discussion
Case Study: Evaluating the Vulnerability of Maine Forests to Wind Damage
Introduction
Methods
Results and Discussion
Conclusion
Case Study: Information Needs, Acceptability of Risk, Trust, and Reliance
Introduction
The Present Study
Case Study: The Experience of Community Residents in a Fire-Prone Ecosystem
Introduction
The Present Study
Case Study: Probabilistic Risk Models for Multiple Disturbances: Insects and Wildfires
Introduction
Methods
Results and Discussion
Conclusions
Case Study: Population Genetic Structure and Plant Response to Climate Change
Introduction
Material and Methods
Results
Discussion
Summary
Case Study: Assessment of Habitat Threats to Shrublands in the Great Basin
Shrublands at Risk
Regional Assessment of Habitats
Woodland and Cheatgrass Models
Application to Management
Case Study: Establishing a Nationwide Baseline of Historical Burn Severity Data
Introduction
Methods
Applications for Fire Severity Data
Conclusions
Case Study: Threats to Private Forest Lands in the U.S.A.
Introduction
Data Layers
Methods
Results
Conclusions
Case Study: A Spatial Model for Predicting Effects of Climate Change
History of the Problem
Current Impacts of Swiss Needle Cast in PNW Forests
Understanding the Disease
Conclusions
Case Study: Assessment of Oak Wilt Threat to Habitat of the Golden-Cheeked Warbler
Introduction
Methods and Materials
Results
Discussion
Case Study: Managing Wildland Fire Risk in Florida
Introduction
Wildland Fire Risk
Fire Effects
Level of Concern Index
Fire Response Accessibility Index
Uses and Application in Florida
Case Study: Utilizing Remotely Sensed Data & Elementary Analytical Techniques to Examine Storm Damage Modeling
Introduction
Methodology
Results
Discussion
Conclusions
Case Study: An Aquatic Multi-Scale Assessment and Planning Framework Approach
Introduction
The Six-Step Framework Template
Conclusions
Case Study: A Landscape Scale Remote Sensing/GIS Tool to Assess Eastern Hemlock Vulnerability
Introduction
Objectives
Methods
Results and Discussion
Conclusions
Case Study: Modeling Potential Movements of the Emerald Ash Borer
Introduction
Methods
Distribution of Ash
Mapping Estimated EAB Spread
Modeling Spread in Ohio
Results and Discussion
Distribution of Ash
Mapping Estimated EAB Spread
Modeling Spread in Ohio
Conclusions
Case Study: Assessing Insect-Induced Tree Mortality
Introduction
Assessing Piñon Pine Mortality
Conclusions
Case Study: Evaluating Impacts of Southern Pine Beetles and Hemlock Woolly Adelgids
Introduction
Background
Methods
Results and Discussion
Directions for Future Research
Case Study: Using Historical Photography to Monitor and Assess Threats over Time
Introduction
Why Photography?
Why Not Photography?
Tools for Getting Historical Photos in GIS
Analysis Options
Examples
Resources
Case Study: Assessing Annual Risk of Southern Pine Beetle Outbreaks Using Pheromone Traps
Introduction
Materials and Methods
Results
Discussion and Conclusions
Case Study: Digital Aerial Sketchmapping and Downlink Communications
Introduction - Aerial Sketchmapping
D-ASM Mapping Software
D-ASM Mapping Hardware
RIPCom Background
Flight Tests
RIPCom 2
Summary
Case Study: Integrating Natural Disturbances and Management Activities
Introduction
Study Area
Methods
Results and Discussion
Conclusions
Case Study: Modeling Current Climate Conditions for Forest Pest Risk Assessment
Importance and Availability of Climate Information
Phytophthora ramorum
Methods
Results
Discussion
Case Study: Producing Local, Regional, and National Insect and Disease Risk Maps
The Assessment Framework
A Conceptual Overview of a National Risk Assessment Framework
A GIS-Based Multicriteria National Risk Assessment Framework: a Five-Step Process
Modeling at Multiple Scales/Resolutions
Discussion/ Conclusions
Case Study: Uncertainty Estimation for Map-Based Analyses
Introduction
Methods
Results
Conclusions
Case Study: Assessing Risks to Multiple Resources Affected by Wildfire and Forest Management
Introduction
Study Area
The CRAFT Process
Summary
Case Study: Moderate Resolution Data and Gradient Nearest Neighbor Imputation
Introduction
Methods
Results
Discussion- Accuracy of GNN Vegetation Maps
Case Study: Risk Analysis and Guidelines for Harvest Activities to Minimize Oak Wilt Threat
Introduction
Risk Assessment
Risk Analysis Results
Discussion
Case Study: Previsual Detection of Two Conifer-Infesting Adelgid Species
Invasive Adelgids in North American Conifers
Conifer Resistance to Insect Attack
Spectral Data
Implications for Detection and Delineation of Forest Insect Infestations
Case Study: Estimating the Susceptibility to Phytophthora alni Globally
Introduction
Methods
Results
Discussion
Case Study: Air Pollution Increases Forest Susceptibility to Wildfires, San Bernardino Mountains
Introduction
Effects of Periodic Drought
Susceptibility to Successful Bark Beetle Attack
Conclusions
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Fire Behavior
Overview
Fuels
Fire Weather
Fire Behavior
Fire Effects
Air Quality
Water Quality
Soil
Plants
Animals
Fire Severity
Fire & People
Human Health Impacts of Fire
Recreation and Fire
Economic Impacts of Fire
Fire in the Wildland Urban Interface
Fire Management Policies
Fire Education Programs
A History of People and Fire in the South
Knowledge and Attitudes about Fire Among Southerners
The Aesthetics of Fire
Prescribed Fire
Uses of Prescribed Fire
Silvicultural Objectives
Hazardous Fuel Reduction
Ecological Maintenance
Manage Fire-dependent Species
Control Insects And Disease
Improve Wildlife Habitat
Range Management
Enhance Appearance
Improve Access
Weather and Fuel Considerations
Wind Considerations in Prescribed Burning
Relative Humidity Considerations in Prescribed Burning
Temperature Considerations in Prescribed Burning
Rainfall and Soil Moisture Considerations in Prescribed Burning
Airmass Stability and Atmospheric Dispersion Considerations
Fine-Fuel Moisture Considerations in Prescribed Burning
Topographical Considerations in Prescribed Burning
Sources of Weather Information
Firing Techniques
Backing Fires
Strip-Heading Fire
Flanking Fire
Point Source Fires
Aerial Ignition
Center and Circular (Ring) Firing
Pile and Windrow Burning
Planning and Conducting Prescribed Burns
Planning a Prescribed Burn
Preparing for a Prescribed Burn
Executing a Prescribed Burn
Evaluating a Prescribed Burn
Prescribed Burning Rules of Thumb
Red Flag Situations in Prescribed Burning
State Prescribed Burn Statutes
Alabama
Puerto Rico
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virgin Islands
Virginia
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisana
Mississippi
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Prescribed Fire and Public Relations
Smoke Management
The Need
Problem and Nuisance Smoke
Smoke Management Meteorology
Reducing and Redistributing Emissions
Smoke Management Programs
Administration and Evaluation
Wildfire
Fire in Today's South
Wildfire Mitigation
Risk Assessment
Risk Reduction
Fire Prevention
Fire Control and Suppression
Wildland Firefighting Equipment
Mop-Up and Patrol at the End of Fire Control Operations
Communications during Fire Control and Suppression
Making Plans for Fire Suppression Activities
Organizing Fire Control Operations
Firefighter Safety
Initial Attack Operations on a Wildfire
Extended Attack, Project Fires, and Mega-Fires
Ground Control on Wildfires
Aerial Fire Control
Chemical Fire Control
Fire Control Tactics and Strategies
Wildland Fire Rehabilitation and Restoration
Postfire Rehabilitation
Fire Control History
The Buildup of the Fire Control Infrastructure
New Requirements for Fire Control in the Wildland Urban Interface in the 1990s
Current Fire Policy's Impact on Fire Control and Suppression In the South
Current Issues: Fire in the South's Urbanizing Landscape
Wildfire Occurence
Fire Ecology
Longleaf Pine
Community Description
Historic Fire Regimes
Fire Effects on Vegetation
Managing with Prescribed Fire
Fire and Montane Longleaf Pine
Shortleaf Pine
Community Description
Historic Fire Regimes
Fire Effects on Shortleaf Pine
Managing with Prescribed Fire
Pocosins
Distribution and Composition of Pocosins and Large Shrub Bogs
Fire Regimes of Pocosins and Large Shrub Bogs
Fire Effects in Pocosins and Large Shrub Bogs
Prescribed Fire in Pocosins and Large Shrub Bogs
Pond Pine
Distribution and Ecological Associates of Pond Pine
Fire Effects and Fire Ecology
Pond Pine: Intense Fire Adaptations
Prescribed Fire in Pond Pine Cover Types
Shrub bogs
Distribution and Composition of Shrub Bogs
Fire Regimes of Shrub Bogs
Fire Effects in Shrub Bogs
Prescribed Fire in Shrub Bogs
Canebrakes
Distribution and Composition of Canebrakes
Ecological Importance of Giant Cane
Fire Effects on Canebrakes
Prescribed Fire and Canebrakes
Florida Scrub
Distribution and Composition of Florida Scrub
Fire Regime of Florida Scrub
Life History Strategies of Florida Scrub Plants
Fire Effects in Florida Scrub
Prescribed Fire in Florida Scrub
Research Gaps in Florida Scrub Fire Ecology and Management
Loblolly Pine
Distribution, Environment, and Associated Species
Historical Vegetation, Land Use, and Fire Regimes of Loblolly Pine Forests
Fire Ecology of Loblolly Pine Forests
Fire Effects on Forest Health in Loblolly Pine Forests
Fire Effects on Water and Soils In Loblolly Pine Forests
Prescribed Fire in Loblolly Pine Forests
Freshwater marshes
Using Prescribed Fire in Freshwater Marshes
Freshwater Marshes: Community Description
Fire Regime of Freshwater Marshes
Fire Effects in Freshwater Marshes
Melaleuca Swamps
Prescribed Fire and Melaleuca
Fire and Melaleuca Biology
Fire Regime Changes and Melaleuca
Melaleuca: Distribution and Ecological Associates
The Everglades
Prescribed Fire in the Everglades
Everglades: Location, Extent and Environmental Factors
Everglades: Flora and Fauna
Everglades Fire Regime
Fire Effects in the Everglades
Table Mountain Pine
Community Description
Historic Fire Regimes
Fire Effects on Vegetation
Managing with Prescribed Fire
Northern Hardwoods
Ecosystem Description
Historic Fire Regimes
Fire Effects
Effects of Fire Suppression
Salt and Brackish Marshes
Distribution and Composition of Coastal Marshes
Fire Regime of Coastal Marsh
Fire Ecology of Coastal Marsh
Fire and Coastal Marsh Birds
Fire Effects on Coastal Marsh Vegetation
Prescribed Burning of Coastal Marsh
Fire Management of Coastal Marshes: Research Needs
Isolated Herbaceous Wetlands
Xeric Oak-pine
Fire Regimes of Xeric-oak Pine Forests
Fire Ecology of Pitch and Virginia Pine
Oaks and Fire
Using Prescribed Fire in Oak-pine Forests
Grassy and Heath Balds
Historic Fire Regimes
Fire Effects on Flora and Fauna
Managing with Prescribed Fire
Oak-hickory
Oak-Hickory Forests: Extent and Description
Fire Regimes of Oak Hickory Forests
Fire Effects and the Effects of Fire Suppression in Oak-Hickory Forests
Prescribed Fire Use in Oak-hickory Forests
Cypress Ponds
Distribution and Composition of Cypress Ponds
Fire Regime of Pond Cypress Wetlands
Fire Ecology of Pond Cypress Wetlands
Prescribed Fire and Pond Cypress Wetlands
Hardwood Hammocks
Hardwood Hammocks: Ecosystem Description
Fire Regimes
Comparison of Fire Regime Classification Systems
Florida Dry Prairie
Ecosystem Description
Fire Regime
Fire Effects
Fire Effects on Fauna
Prescribed Fire
Oak Savannas
Distribution and Composition of Oak Savannas
Fire Regime and Other Disturbances in Oak Savannas
Fire Effects on Vegetation and Animals
Decline of Oak Savannas
Restoration and Maintenance of Oak Savannas
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Understanding Bioenergy
Southern Resources
Management
Harvesting
Utilization
Economics
Sustainability
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