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View article: Understory floristic composition of planted western white pine stands in the northern Rocky Mountains
Understory floristic composition of planted western white pine stands in the northern Rocky Mountains Open
Understory plants are an integral part of forests, serving a variety of functions that help maintain healthy ecosystems. The structure and composition of the understory are influenced by numerous biotic and abiotic factors, with light bein…
View article: Fuel treatment effectiveness at the landscape scale: a systematic review of simulation studies comparing treatment scenarios in North America
Fuel treatment effectiveness at the landscape scale: a systematic review of simulation studies comparing treatment scenarios in North America Open
Background The risk of destructive wildfire on fire-prone landscapes with excessive fuel buildup has prompted the use of fuel reduction treatments to protect valued resources from wildfire damage. The question of how to maximize the effect…
View article: Landscape-scale fuel treatment effectiveness: lessons learned from wildland fire case studies in forests of the western United States and Great Lakes region
Landscape-scale fuel treatment effectiveness: lessons learned from wildland fire case studies in forests of the western United States and Great Lakes region Open
Background Maximizing the effectiveness of fuel treatments at landscape scales is a key research and management need given the inability to treat all areas at risk from wildfire. We synthesized information from case studies that documented…
View article: A framework for quantifying forest wildfire hazard and fuel treatment effectiveness from stands to landscapes
A framework for quantifying forest wildfire hazard and fuel treatment effectiveness from stands to landscapes Open
Background Wildland fires are fundamentally landscape phenomena, making it imperative to evaluate wildland fire strategic goals and fuel treatment effectiveness at large spatial and temporal scales. Outside of simulation models, there is l…
View article: A systematic review of empirical evidence for landscape-level fuel treatment effectiveness
A systematic review of empirical evidence for landscape-level fuel treatment effectiveness Open
Background Adverse effects of wildfires can be mitigated within fuel treatments, but empirical evidence of their effectiveness across large areas is needed to guide design and implementation at the landscape level. We conducted a systemati…
View article: Restoration and fuel hazard reduction result in equivalent reductions in crown fire behavior in dry conifer forests
Restoration and fuel hazard reduction result in equivalent reductions in crown fire behavior in dry conifer forests Open
Over the past several decades, the management of historically frequent‐fire forests in the western United States has received significant attention due to the linked ecological and social risks posed by the increased occurrence of large, c…
View article: Forest Vegetation Simulator keyword component (KCP) files associated with the compendium of silvicultural treatments for forest types in the United States
Forest Vegetation Simulator keyword component (KCP) files associated with the compendium of silvicultural treatments for forest types in the United States Open
The national silviculture compendium is the first-ever compendium of silviculture treatments that cover most commercially operable forest types in the United States, built with input from a national team of silviculture experts from each N…
View article: Biophysical Settings that Influenced Plantation Survival During the 2015 Wildfires in Northern Rocky Mountain Moist Mixed-Conifer Forests
Biophysical Settings that Influenced Plantation Survival During the 2015 Wildfires in Northern Rocky Mountain Moist Mixed-Conifer Forests Open
View article: Effect of management activities on forest soil properties in the Rocky Mountains: III. Soil core data
Effect of management activities on forest soil properties in the Rocky Mountains: III. Soil core data Open
As the demand for forest products and the ability to utilize more fiber increases, less material is being left on the forest floor after harvesting and salvage operations. These operations, in combination with past practices of slash dispo…
View article: Effect of management activities on forest soil properties in the Rocky Mountains: V. Burn and soil surface conditions
Effect of management activities on forest soil properties in the Rocky Mountains: V. Burn and soil surface conditions Open
This data publication describes the burn characteristics and soil alterations that occurred on soil surfaces in Rocky Mountain national forests during silvicultural treatments on fixed plots. These data were collected over a five-year peri…
View article: Effect of management activities on forest soil properties in the Rocky Mountains: VI. Microsite data
Effect of management activities on forest soil properties in the Rocky Mountains: VI. Microsite data Open
This data publication contains measurements from a field study that was designed to determine how mechanical site preparation and prescribed fire treatments affected the understory vegetation, conifer establishment and growth, and soil phy…
View article: Effect of management activities on forest soil properties in the Rocky Mountains: II. Tree, stump, and downed woody debris data
Effect of management activities on forest soil properties in the Rocky Mountains: II. Tree, stump, and downed woody debris data Open
Site preparation when applied (hand or mechanical methods) in the western United States often has two objectives: 1) modify the soil, litter, or surface vegetation to create microclimates that favor the establishment and growth of desired …
View article: Effect of management activities on forest soil properties in the Rocky Mountains: I. Understory vegetation
Effect of management activities on forest soil properties in the Rocky Mountains: I. Understory vegetation Open
This data set contains vegetation measurements collected in a study that was designed to determine how mechanical site preparation and prescribed fire affected understory vegetation growth, conifer establishment and growth, and soil physic…
View article: Effect of management activities on forest soil properties in the Rocky Mountains: III. Soil chemistry data
Effect of management activities on forest soil properties in the Rocky Mountains: III. Soil chemistry data Open
This data publication contains chemical results from soil samples collected in a study that was designed to determine how mechanical site preparation and prescribed fire treatments affected the understory vegetation, conifer establishment …
View article: Adapting Research, Management, and Governance to Confront Socioecological Uncertainties in Novel Ecosystems
Adapting Research, Management, and Governance to Confront Socioecological Uncertainties in Novel Ecosystems Open
Wildland research, management, and policy in western democracies have long relied on concepts of equilibrium: succession, sustained yield, stable age or species compositions, fire return intervals, and historical range of variability criti…
View article: A scenario-based assessment to inform sustainable ponderosa pine timber harvest on the Black Hills National Forest
A scenario-based assessment to inform sustainable ponderosa pine timber harvest on the Black Hills National Forest Open
Since 2000, the Black Hills National Forest (BHNF) has experienced several disturbances that have reduced standing live sawtimber volume which will affect future harvest levels. To evaluate options concerning the future timber management p…
View article: Canopy Opening and Site Preparation Effects on Conifer and Understory Establishment and Growth after an Uneven-Aged Free Selection Regeneration Harvest in the Northern Rocky Mountains, USA
Canopy Opening and Site Preparation Effects on Conifer and Understory Establishment and Growth after an Uneven-Aged Free Selection Regeneration Harvest in the Northern Rocky Mountains, USA Open
Research Highlights: Forest management is trending toward creating multi-aged forest structures and diverse vegetative compositions. The challenge is successfully designing and implementing treatments that create these diverse forests. Reg…
View article: The role of experimental forests and ranges for facilitating management-research partnerships: A panel discussion.
The role of experimental forests and ranges for facilitating management-research partnerships: A panel discussion. Open
Three years after the founding of the USDA Forest Service, Director Raphael Zon and Chief Gifford Pinchot initiated a plan to formally designate areas for research and demonstration. In addition to providing important scientific informatio…
View article: Adaptive silviculture for climate change network
Adaptive silviculture for climate change network Open
The Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change (ASCC) project is a collaborative effort that has established a series of experimental silvicultural trials across a network of different forest ecosystem types throughout North America. Scienti…
View article: Simulating the Effectiveness of Improvement Cuts and Commercial Thinning to Enhance Fire Resistance in West Coast Dry Mixed Conifer Forests
Simulating the Effectiveness of Improvement Cuts and Commercial Thinning to Enhance Fire Resistance in West Coast Dry Mixed Conifer Forests Open
View article: The 21st Century Silviculturist
The 21st Century Silviculturist Open
View article: Introduction: 2017 National Silviculture Workshop: Forest Management Policy, Forest Restoration, Disturbance Resilience, Climate Adaptation
Introduction: 2017 National Silviculture Workshop: Forest Management Policy, Forest Restoration, Disturbance Resilience, Climate Adaptation Open
View article: Differing ponderosa pine forest structures, their growth and yield, and mountain pine beetle impacts: Growing stock levels in the Black Hills
Differing ponderosa pine forest structures, their growth and yield, and mountain pine beetle impacts: Growing stock levels in the Black Hills Open
Clifford A. Myers conceived the ponderosa pine growing stock levels (GSL) study in 1961 and completed installation of the study in 1963 in western South Dakota on the Black Hills Experimental Forest (BHEF).The GSL concept was intended to h…
View article: To masticate or not: Useful tips for treating forest, woodland, and shrubland vegetation
To masticate or not: Useful tips for treating forest, woodland, and shrubland vegetation Open
Forest managers use mastication to grind or shed vegetation competition, prepare a site for natural or artificial regeneration, or release sapling-sized trees or use mastication to convert ladder fuels to surface fuels and enhance decompos…
View article: Physical and chemical characteristics of surface fuels in masticated mixed-conifer stands of the U.S. Rocky Mountains
Physical and chemical characteristics of surface fuels in masticated mixed-conifer stands of the U.S. Rocky Mountains Open
Mastication is a wildland fuel treatment technique that is rapidly becoming the preferred method for many fire hazard reduction projects, especially in areas where reducing fuels with prescribed fire is particularly challenging.Mastication…
View article: Appendix A. Keys for tree crown and forest floor fire-severity index classes.
Appendix A. Keys for tree crown and forest floor fire-severity index classes. Open
Keys for tree crown and forest floor fire-severity index classes.
View article: Decrease in Sapling Nutrient Concentrations for Six Northern Rocky Mountain Coniferous Species
Decrease in Sapling Nutrient Concentrations for Six Northern Rocky Mountain Coniferous Species Open