| Abstract: | Wildland fires are a natural feature of many ecosystems, including grasslands, forests, and shrublands. How-ever, years of fire exclusion have led to accumulations of dead fuels and increases in the density of fire-intolerant species. In most western states, recent fires burning in these altered ecosystems have caused significant damage and huge economic losses to homes, busi-nesses, and communities. They also have dis-turbed forests and rangelands as well as their associated watersheds, plants, and animals. Every western state is concerned about dam-age from such catastrophic fires, and there is strong interest from all sectors in prevent-ing and reducing the resulting damage in the future. There is also interest in the use of fire as a management tool for reducing hazards and restoring damaged ecosystems and for returning fire to its natural role in wilderness ecosystems. |
| Genre: | USGS Numbered Series |
| ProdID: | 79294 |
| Citation Author: | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Citation Contributing Office: | Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center |
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| Citation Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Citation Series: | Fact Sheet |
| Citation Series Code: | FS |
| Citation Series Number: | 2005-3005 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Biological research on fire in the West; 2005; FS; 2005-3005; U.S. Geological Survey |
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| Citation Year: | 2005 |
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| Text: | Biological research on fire in the West; 2005; FS; 2005-3005; U.S. Geological Survey |
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| URL (DOCUMENT): | http://fresc.usgs.gov/products/fs/fs-2005-3005.pdf |
| Date Other: | Sat, 1 Jan 2005 00:00 -0600 |
| Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey |
