Toward reference conditions: wildfire effects on flora in an old-growth ponderosa pine forest

Laughlin, Daniel C.; Bakker, Jonathan D.; Stoddard, Michael T.; Daniels, Mark L.; Springer, Judith D.; Gildar, C. N.; Green, Aaron M.; Covington, W. Wallace

doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2004.05.034

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“…Understanding the historic range of variability, or reference conditions, of forests is an important aspect of contemporary fire and natural resource management practices in the western United States, which focuses on restoring ecosystems, historic fire regimes, and fuel structures (Fulé et al 1997, Laughlin et al 2004, Stephens and Ruth 2005, Shinneman et al 2008. Contemporary forest conditions of dry, lower elevation forests in the western United States, which are often dominated by ponderosa pine, are characterized by higher fuel loads and tree densities, and lower levels of biodiversity and fire-resistant trees than prior to European settlement because of land management changes, such as fire suppression and exclusion (Fulé et al 1997, Shinneman et al 2008, Rocca et al 2014.…”

Section: Traditional Phenological Knowledge (Tpk) and Fire Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Stephens and Ruth (2005) asserted that collaborative stewardship with regard to fire and fuels management should focus, in part, on the equitable distribution of costs and benefits associated with restoration. The potential costs of proactive fire management, e.g., temporarily reduced aesthetics and loss of control of prescribed fire, are well-known and contribute to public opposition but, according to Laughlin et al (2004), the benefits of low-severity fire are not as well-known. Considering that fire management is one of the most politically charged natural resource issues in the United States (Stetler et al 2010), garnering support for proactive fire management may require identification and promotion of potential benefits.…”

Section: Applying Traditional Phenological Knowledge (Tpk) For Adaptimentioning

confidence: 99%

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Opportunities to utilize traditional phenological knowledge to support adaptive management of social-ecological systems vulnerable to changes in climate and fire regimes

Armatas¹,

Venn²,

McBride³

et al. 2016

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ABSTRACT. The field of adaptive management has been embraced by researchers and managers in the United States as an approach to improve natural resource stewardship in the face of uncertainty and complex environmental problems. Integrating multiple knowledge sources and feedback mechanisms is an important step in this approach. Our objective is to contribute to the limited literature that describes the benefits of better integrating indigenous knowledge (IK) with other sources of knowledge in making adaptive-management decisions. Specifically, we advocate the integration of traditional phenological knowledge (TPK), a subset of IK, and highlight opportunities for this knowledge to support policy and practice of adaptive management with reference to policy and practice of adapting to uncharacteristic fire regimes and climate change in the western United States.

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Section: Traditional Phenological Knowledge (Tpk) and Fire Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Applying Traditional Phenological Knowledge (Tpk) For Adaptimentioning

confidence: 99%

Opportunities to utilize traditional phenological knowledge to support adaptive management of social-ecological systems vulnerable to changes in climate and fire regimes

Armatas¹,

Venn²,

McBride³

et al. 2016

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“…Openings may serve as refuges for understory plants, but these openings may further shrink with tree canopy encroachment. Protracted lack of fire may further reduce regeneration microsites, as accumulating litter layers become too thick to support plant establishment even given sufficient propagules (Laughlin et al 2004). Exotic plants are particularly troubling because they may persist after wildfire or forest management activities designed to restore old growth (Fornwalt et al 2003).…”

Section: Understory Vegetationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Past, Present, and Future Old Growth in Frequent-fire Conifer Forests of the Western United States

Abella¹,

Covington²,

Fulé³

et al. 2007

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“…Burning alone can result in increased forbs abundance (Wienk et al, 2004) graminoid abundance and under story species richness (Busse et al, 2000;Laughlin et al, 2004). Both Herbivores and fire frequency together drive forest-grassland dynamics in savannas (Holdo et al, 2009).…”

Section: Effects On Ground Vegetationmentioning

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Effects of wildfires on flora, fauna and physico-chemical properties of soil-An overview

Jhariya¹,

Raj²

2014

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Abstract:Fire is one of the most destructive threats faced by our forests. Fire is good servant but a bad master. The fire season starts in March/April continues up to June. Wildfires destroy not only flora (tree, herbs, grassland, forbs, etc.) and their diversity but also considerable long term negative impact on fauna including wild endangered species. Repeated fires can convert some shrub-lands to grass and fire exclusion converts some grassland to shrub-land and forest. Fires affect animals mainly through effects on their habitat. The extent of fire effects on animal communities generally depends on the extent of change in habitat structure and species composition caused by fire. Fire can also influence a physico-chemical property of soil including texture, color, bulk density, pH, porosity, organic matter, nutrient availability and soil biota. Drought, disease, insect infestation, overgrazing or a combination of these factors may increase the impact of fire on an individual plant species or communities. Common effects include plant mortality, increase flowering, seed production and numerous communal affects. Fire affected area showed reduction in species diversity both in flora and fauna. In a social context, fire directly affects people, property and infrastructure, thereby directly affecting the health and livelihood of individuals and communities.

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Toward reference conditions: wildfire effects on flora in an old-growth ponderosa pine forest

Cited by 106 publications

References 58 publications

Opportunities to utilize traditional phenological knowledge to support adaptive management of social-ecological systems vulnerable to changes in climate and fire regimes

Opportunities to utilize traditional phenological knowledge to support adaptive management of social-ecological systems vulnerable to changes in climate and fire regimes

Past, Present, and Future Old Growth in Frequent-fire Conifer Forests of the Western United States

Effects of wildfires on flora, fauna and physico-chemical properties of soil-An overview

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