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1. Participant motivations for the Wyoming Prescribed Fire Council (PFC): Emergence from a regional void

Author:
Wilbur, Ryan; Derek Scasta, J.
Source:
Rangelands 2021 v.43 no.3 pp. 93-99
ISSN:
0190-0528
Subject:
prescribed burning,   etc   ; rangelands; Rocky Mountain region; Wyoming;     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... •Prescribed Fire Councils (PFCs) are different than Prescribed Burn Associations.•A regional void of PFCs exists in the northern Rockies and northern Great Plains.•We interviewed 14 founding members of the Wyoming PFC to understand their motivations.•Three themes were identified: 1) collaboration, 2) constraints, and 3) public perceptions.•There is a need for cross-boundary engagement and strategi ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rala.2020.12.006

2. Mismatches in prescribed fire awareness and implementation in Oklahoma, USA

Author:
Polo, John A.; Tanner, Evan P.; Scholtz, Rheinhardt; Fuhlendorf, Samuel D.; Ripberger, Joseph T.; Silva, Carol L.; Jenkins-Smith, Henry C.; Carlson, Nina
Source:
Rangelands 2020 v.42 no.6 pp. 196-202
ISSN:
0190-0528
Subject:
prescribed burning,   etc   ; equipment; rangelands; Oklahoma;     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... •We surveyed residents across Oklahoma about their awareness of prescribed fire.•Most respondents expressed support for prescribed fire for managing rangelands.•Although there was support for prescribed fire, few individuals implemented it.•Of the several reasons given for not burning, the most common were lack of training, lack of equipment, and choosing not to burn. ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rala.2020.09.002

3. Fire effects on anurans: What we know so far?

Author:
dos Anjos, Amanda Gomes; Solé, Mirco; Benchimol, Maíra
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2021 v.495 pp. 119338
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
prescribed burning,   etc   ; Lithobates catesbeianus; administrative management; community structure; ecosystems; forest ecology; species abundance; wildfires;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... Fire is a powerful environmental disturbance with the ability to shape many biomes worldwide. However, global warming, land-use changes and other anthropogenic factors have strongly altered natural fire regimes worldwide. Despite the growing number of studies evaluating the effects of fire on biodiversity, little is understood about how burn affects certain groups that are particularly sensitive t ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119338

4. Simulated fire regimes favor oak and pine but affect carbon stocks in mixed oak forests in Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

Author:
Zhao, Anthony; Taylor, Alan H.; Smithwick, Erica A.H.; Kaye, Margot; Harris, Lucas B.
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2021 v.494 pp. 119332
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
prescribed burning,   etc   ; administrative management; carbon; fire frequency; flammability; forest ecology; forests; shade tolerance; species diversity; Pennsylvania;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... Changes in fire regimes can alter patterns of species dominance and forest carbon stocks by amplifying or diminishing fire vegetation feedbacks. The combined influence of 19th century forest harvesting followed by 20th century fire exclusion has caused a shift in species composition in fire adapted mixed oak forests toward fire sensitive shade tolerant hardwoods that reduce flammability of surface ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119332

5. Fire impacts on soil microorganisms: Mass, activity, and diversity

Author:
Barreiro, Ana; Díaz-Raviña, Montserrat
Source:
Current opinion in environmental science & health 2021 v.22 pp. 100264
ISSN:
2468-5844
Subject:
prescribed burning,   etc   ; climate change; ecosystems; environmental science; fire severity; soil quality; vegetation; wildfires;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... The ecosystem response to fire is often linked to fire severity and recurrence, with potentially large consequences on both aboveground and below–ground processes. Understanding the fire impact has become increasingly important in the light of recent changes to disturbance regimes due to climate change. Although the impacts on the above vegetation and the below soil physical and chemical propertie ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.coesh.2021.100264

6. Prescribed fire management

Author:
Francos, Marcos; Úbeda, Xavier
Source:
Current opinion in environmental science & health 2021 v.21 pp. 100250
ISSN:
2468-5844
Subject:
prescribed burning,   etc   ; environmental science; forest health; land management; risk; soil; stakeholders; vegetation;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... Fire plays a role in the vast majority of terrestrial ecosystems. Researchers have discovered that the negative effects of prescribed fire on soil, water and vegetation are transitory, and that benefits are much greater. This paper presents a synthesis of the most important recent work on the effects of prescribed fire on soil, water and vegetation and assesses the validity of the use of fire as a ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.coesh.2021.100250

7. Effects of managed fire on a swale grassland in the Chihuahuan Desert

Author:
Bestelmeyer, Brandon T.; Burkett, Laura M.; Lister, Leticia
Source:
Rangelands 2021
ISSN:
0190-0528
Subject:
prescribed burning,   etc   ; grasslands; highlands; rain; rangelands; shrubs; Chihuahuan Desert; New Mexico;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... • Fire is considered a critical process for limiting shrub encroachment and maintaining grassland structure and functions.• Fire can be detrimental to grasses in upland settings of arid desert grasslands, but no studies have been performed in more productive swale grasslands.• Monitoring of a prescribed fire treatment in a swale grassland in southern New Mexico indicated that perennial grasses had ...
Handle:
10113/7415279
DOI:
10.1016/j.rala.2021.05.001

8. Effects of Prescribed Fire on Site Occupancy of Allegheny Woodrats (Neotoma magister) in a Mixed-Oak Forest in South-Central Pennsylvania

Author:
Hauer, Christopher L.; Shinskie, Jamie; Picone, Rebecca; McNaughton, David; Lambrinos, Jon Dimitri; Hovis, Joseph
Source:
Natural areas journal 2021 v.41 no.2 pp. 104-113
ISSN:
0885-8608
Subject:
prescribed burning,   etc   ; Neotoma; Quercus; cameras; forests; habitat preferences; habitats; overstory; regrowth; species richness; topography; trees; Pennsylvania;     Show all 13 Subjects
Abstract:
... Prescribed fire has increasingly been used to manage and restore eastern oak (Quercus spp.) forests. Fire has the potential to influence habitat use by forest-dwelling small mammals, including species of conservation concern such as the Allegheny woodrat (Neotoma magister). Thus, an understanding of how Allegheny woodrats respond to habitat changes caused by fire is of increasing importance. We in ...
DOI:
10.3375/043.041.0205

9. Mammal responses to spatial pattern in fire history depend on landscape context

Author:
Delaney, Lauren; Di Stefano, Julian; Sitters, Holly
Source:
Landscape ecology 2021 v.36 no.3 pp. 897-914
ISSN:
0921-2973
Subject:
prescribed burning,   etc   ; Antechinus flavipes; biodiversity; cameras; fire history; indigenous species; landscape ecology; landscapes; mammals; woodlands; Australia;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... CONTEXT: Interactions between multiple threats are driving biodiversity loss. In human-modified landscapes, the extent to which fire regimes threaten species may depend on the configuration of native vegetation in relation to the matrix of other land uses. Despite crucial implications for fire management, interactions between spatial pattern in fire history and the matrix are unstudied. OBJECTIVES ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10980-020-01186-3

10. Assessing the Ecological Need for Prescribed Fire in Michigan Using GIS-Based Multicriteria Decision Analysis: Igniting Fire Gaps

Author:
Cohen, Joshua G.; Wilton, Clay M.; Enander, Helen D.; Bassett, Tyler J.
Source:
Diversity 2021 v.13 no.3
ISSN:
1424-2818
Subject:
prescribed burning,   etc   ; biodiversity; latitude; models; multi-criteria decision making; public ownership; Michigan;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... In fire-suppressed landscapes, managers make difficult decisions about devoting limited resources for prescribed fire. Using GIS-based multicriteria decision analysis, we developed a model assessing ecological need for prescribed fire on Michigan’s state-owned lands, ranging from fire-dependent prairies, savannas, barrens, and oak and pine forests to fire-intolerant mesic forests, and including a ...
DOI:
10.3390/d13030100

11. Linking habitat suitability with a longleaf pine-hardwood model: Building a species-predictive fire-land management framework

Author:
Jafarov, Elchin E.; Loudermilk, Louise E.; Hiers, Kevin J.; Williams, Brett; Linn, Rodman; Jones, Chas; Hill, Samantha C.; Atchley, Adam L.
Source:
Ecological modelling 2021 v.440 pp. 109387
ISSN:
0304-3800
Subject:
prescribed burning,   etc   ; Pinus palustris; biological assessment; ecosystems; fauna; fire frequency; habitats; land management; models;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... Active management of fire-dependent ecosystems for specific species leads to complex tradeoffs, which affect conservation outcomes to other species. Therefore a multi-species evaluation of management actions is required. Habitat Suitability Models (HSMs) can help in predicting the likelihood of species occurrence using corresponding environmental variables and empirical relationships that link occ ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2020.109387

12. Tissue changes observed in eastern box turtles (terrapene carolina carolina) following a prescribed fire

Author:
Cross, Matthew D.; Mayer, Jennifer W.; Cross, David T.
Source:
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine 2021 v.51 no.4 pp. 1047-1051
ISSN:
1937-2825
Subject:
prescribed burning,   etc   ; Terrapene carolina; breathing; inflammation; medicine; mortality; smoke; wildlife; zoos;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... Necropsies were performed on five eastern box turtles (Terrapene carolina carolina), found in an area recently subjected to an early-season prescribed fire, to determine whether mortality was burn related. External injuries primarily consisted of burns to exposed extremities and carapacial scutes which ranged from two burned scales to >80% of the shell. Internally, there was no evidence of smoke i ...
DOI:
10.1638/2019-0046

13. Effect of prescribed fire on the viability of baylisascaris procyonis eggs

Author:
Pope, Tiffany; Henke, Scott E.; Wester, David B.; Rideout-Hanzak, Sandra; Hilton, Clayton D.
Source:
Journal of wildlife diseases 2021 v.57 no.1 pp. 94-103
ISSN:
0090-3558
Subject:
prescribed burning,   etc   ; Baylisascaris procyonis; Procyon lotor; definitive hosts; feces; grasses; lethal dose 50; parasites; viability; wildlife;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... Baylisascaris procyonis is a zoonotic parasite that can cause serious health issues in their intermediate hosts. Eggs of the parasite are shed in the feces of raccoons (Procyon lotor), the definitive host, and can remain viable in the environment for years. Temperatures at 49 C are the LD50 for B. procyonis eggs. Our objective was to determine the effect of prescribed fire as a lethal control tech ...
DOI:
10.7589/JWD-D-20-00078

14. Litter decomposition and arthropod composition under different ultraviolet levels following prescribed burn in a subtropical pastureland

Author:
Huang, Wei; González, Grizelle; Barberena-Arias, María Fernanda; Zou, Xiaoming
Source:
Biology and fertility of soils 2021 v.57 no.1 pp. 153-161
ISSN:
0178-2762
Subject:
prescribed burning,   etc   ; ; field experimentation; pastures; plant litter; soil arthropods; ultraviolet radiation; Puerto Rico;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... Reduction in faunal diversity is suggested to reduce litter decomposition, whereas increases in ultraviolet (UV) radiation may directly enhance or indirectly retard litter decomposition. Here we examined the effect of soil arthropods and UV radiation on litter decomposition in burned and unburned plots during a 469-day field experiment in a subtropical pastureland of Puerto Rico. Prescribed burn r ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00374-020-01506-4

15. The diversity of post‐fire regeneration strategies in the cerrado ground layer

Author:
Pilon, Natashi A. L.; Cava, Mário G. B.; Hoffmann, William A.; Abreu, Rodolfo C. R.; Fidelis, Alessandra; Durigan, Giselda
Source:
Thejournal of ecology 2021 v.109 no.1 pp. 154-166
ISSN:
0022-0477
Subject:
prescribed burning,   etc   ; cerrado; community structure; indigenous species; plant communities; savannas; soil; species abundance; species richness;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... Disentangling species strategies that confer resilience to natural disturbances is key to conserving and restoring savanna ecosystems. Fire is a recurrent disturbance in savannas, and savanna vegetation is highly adapted to and often dependent on fire. However, although the woody component of tropical savannas is well studied, we still do not understand how ground‐layer plant communities respond t ...
DOI:
10.1111/1365-2745.13456

16. Short-term effects of loblolly pine thinning intensity on coverage of preferred white-tailed deer forage plants

Author:
Keene, Kent A.; Gulsby, William D.; Colter, Allison G.; Miller, Darren A.; Johannsen, Kristina L.; Miller, Karl V.; Martin, James A.
Source:
Canadian journal of forest research 2021 v.51 no.4 pp. 604-610
ISSN:
1208-6037
Subject:
prescribed burning,   etc   ; Odocoileus virginianus; Pinus taeda; deer; forage; forbs; forests; habitats; research; vines; Georgia;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... Commercial thinning and prescribed fire can improve habitat quality for white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) stands by increasing coverage of forage plants. However, the relationships among thinning intensity, prescribed fire, and deer forage have not been quantified. We estimated percent cover of deer forage plants in five loblolly pine stands thinned to ba ...
DOI:
10.1139/cjfr-2020-0172

17. Spatial databases and techniques to assist with prescribed fire management in the south-east Queensland bioregion

Author:
Srivastava, Sanjeev Kumar; Lewis, Tom; Behrendorff, Linda; Phinn, Stuart
Source:
The International journal of wildland fire 2021 v.30 no.2 pp. 90-111
ISSN:
1049-8001
Subject:
prescribed burning,   etc   ; ; biodiversity conservation; fire history; lidar; risk management; satellites; spatial data; wildfires; Queensland;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... This paper identifies key fire history and fire-related spatial databases that can be utilised for effective planning and assessment of prescribed burns in south-eastern Queensland. To ensure that appropriate fire regimes are maintained for specific management objectives (e.g. biodiversity conservation or risk management), and to assist fire managers with planning prescribed fire and post-fire ass ...
DOI:
10.1071/WF19105

18. Multi‐temporal assessment of grassland α‐ and β‐diversity using hyperspectral imaging

Author:
Gholizadeh, Hamed; Gamon, John A.; Helzer, Christopher J.; Cavender‐Bares, Jeannine
Source:
Ecological applications 2020 v.30 no.7 pp. e02145
ISSN:
1051-0761
Subject:
prescribed burning,   etc   ; grasslands; phenology; species diversity; weather;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... While more and more studies are exploring the application of remote sensing in assessing biodiversity for different ecosystems, most consider biodiversity at one point in time. Using several remote‐sensing‐based metrics, we asked how well remote sensing can detect biodiversity (both α‐ and β‐diversity) in a prairie grassland across time using airborne hyperspectral data collected in two successive ...
DOI:
10.1002/eap.2145

19. Resin ducts and bark thickness influence pine resistance to bark beetles after prescribed fire

Author:
Valor, Teresa; Hood, Sharon M.; Piqué, Míriam; Larrañaga, Asier; Casals, Pere
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2021 v.494 pp. 119322
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
prescribed burning,   etc   ; Ips sexdentatus; Pinus sylvestris; administrative management; bark; fire resistance; forest ecology; life history; mortality; probability; tree damage; trees;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... After fire, bark beetles pose a significant threat to trees. Resin duct characteristics in trees can increase resistance to bark beetles. However, little is known about how intra- and interspecific variations in resin ducts due to tree characteristics, fire-caused tree injury and life history traits contribute to resistance. In fall 2013, a mixed-stand of Pinus sylvestris and P. nigra was underbur ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119322

20. Pyrodiversity matters: Wild turkey habitat selection in a fire managed landscape

Author:
Parker, Christine; Schelsky, Wendy M.; Garver, Luke; Hoover, Jeffrey P.
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2021 v.493 pp. 119227
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
prescribed burning,   etc   ; Meleagris gallopavo; administrative management; forest ecology; forests; game birds; hens; highlands; landscapes; understory; wildlife; Illinois;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... Throughout North America, prescribed fire is becoming a common technique to manage natural landscapes. How this management tool affects wildlife remains poorly understood by land managers and biologists. Wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) are an economically important upland game bird that thrive in forests with a diverse understory structure. Diversity in forest understory structure and compositi ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119227