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Model analysis of post-fire management and potential reburn fire behavior

Year of Publication

2024

Publication Type

Recent trends in wildfire area burned have been characterized by large patches with high densities of standing dead trees, well outside of historical range of variability in many areas and presenting forest managers with difficult decisions regarding post-fire management.

Predicting snag fall in an old-growth forest after fire

Year of Publication

2023

Publication Type

Journal Article

Snags, standing dead trees, are becoming more abundant in forests as tree mortality rates continue to increase due to fire, drought, and bark beetles. Snags provide habitat for birds and small mammals, and when they fall to the ground, the resulting logs provide additional wildlife habitat and affect nutrient cycling, fuel loads, and fire behavior.

Mapping post-fire habitat characteristics through the fusion of remote sensing tools

Year of Publication

2016

Publication Type

Journal Article

Post-fire snags provide important resources for cavity nesting communities as well as being subject to timber removal through salvage logging practices. Tools that can characterize their distributions along with other features important as wildlife habitat, such as woody shrub cover, would be useful for research and management purposes.

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