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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"fuel treatments"”.
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Variation in tree mortality and regeneration affect forest carbon recovery following fuel treatments and wildfire
Forest fuel treatments such as thinning and burning have been proposed as tools to stabilize carbon stocks in fire-prone forests in the Western U.S. Although treatments immediately reduce forest carbon storage, losses may be paid back over the long-term if treatment sufficiently reduces future …
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Variation in tree mortality and regeneration affect forest carbon recovery following fuel treatments and wildfire
Forest fuel treatments such as thinning and burning have been proposed as tools to stabilize carbon stocks in fire-prone forests in the Western U.S. Although treatments immediately reduce forest carbon storage, losses may be paid back over the long-term if treatment sufficiently reduces future …
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Regeneration of fire-adapted species in the Sierra Nevada contingent upon repeated fuel treatments and available soil moisture
… changes in the composition, structure, and fuels of these historically fire-adapted ecosystems. Over the last few decades, fuel treatments have been widely applied to restore forest structure and mitigate fire hazard, but prescriptions often do not explicitly consider regeneration dynamics. …
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SPATIAL VARIABILITY IN FOREST FUELS: SIMULATION MODELING AND EFFECTS ON FIRE BEHAVIOR
… crisis arising from global warming, changes in fuel beds and an increasing human population. Fire management policy emphasizes fuel treatments, such as thinning and prescribed burning, to remedy this situation because fuels are the one component of the problem that we can directly affect through …
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SPATIAL VARIABILITY IN FOREST FUELS: SIMULATION MODELING AND EFFECTS ON FIRE BEHAVIOR
… crisis arising from global warming, changes in fuel beds and an increasing human population. Fire management policy emphasizes fuel treatments, such as thinning and prescribed burning, to remedy this situation because fuels are the one component of the problem that we can directly affect through …
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Disentangling how climate change and forest management alter fuels and fire regimes in Sierra Nevada forests
… To address these changes, forest managers use fuel treatments to reduce fire hazard, return fire regimes to their historical range of variability, and promote stable forest carbon. These treatments include a range of mechanical (e.g., thinning, pruning, mastication) and prescribed fire (e.g., …
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Comparing crown fire predictions in ponderosa pine stands among four fire behavior models
… used across the western United States to plan fuel treatments that reduce hazard fuels, especially as a drier climate has resulted in more frequent high severity wildfire. Given differences in model types, approaches, assumptions, and sensitivity to various input parameters, modeling systems …
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The effect of random and spatially explicit lightning and human-caused ignitions on simulated burn probabilities at small scales
… BP at small scales, to support placement of fuel treatments, deployment of wildfire suppression resources, and for WUI preparedness including prevention programs and homeowner education.</p>
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The effect of random and spatially explicit lightning and human-caused ignitions on simulated burn probabilities at small scales
… BP at small scales, to support placement of fuel treatments, deployment of wildfire suppression resources, and for WUI preparedness including prevention programs and homeowner education.</p>
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Long-term Fuel and Vegetation Responses to Mechanical Mastication in northern California and southern Oregon
… of western North America. A variety of fuels treatments are used to abate fire hazard, restore ecosystem processes, and increase forest resilience. Mechanical fuels treatments are increasingly used to alter forest structure and fuel continuity due to impediments to the use of prescribed …
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Effects of fire and treefalls on Japanese climbing fern and native species groundcover in a restored longleaf pine savanna
… understory through generation of canopy gaps and fuel accumulation, distribution and consumption. The combination of windstorms and fires promotes native herbaceous species, but also promotes invasion of Japanese climbing fern (Lygodium japonicum). Lygodium japonicum is an invasive fern with …
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Modeling Size-Resolved Particle Number Emissions From Advanced Technology And Alternative Fueled Vehicles In Real-Operating Conditions
… variety of driving conditions and technological/fuel treatments including: diesel oxidation catalysts, diesel particle filters and ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel. A linear mixed model was used to control for multiple sources of variability in real-world particle measurements, and identified …
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The use of roll-off bins and a hook-lift equipped harwarder and truck for forest biomass utilization
Extracting slash for utilization has long been a challenge for forest managers. Issues of accessibility and costs generally prevent biomass utilization. The traditional slash treatment is to pile and subsequently burn slash when environmental conditions allow. A harvesting system consisting of …
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The use of roll-off bins and a hook-lift equipped harwarder and truck for forest biomass utilization
Extracting slash for utilization has long been a challenge for forest managers. Issues of accessibility and costs generally prevent biomass utilization. The traditional slash treatment is to pile and subsequently burn slash when environmental conditions allow. A harvesting system consisting of …