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Decline of an Endangered Amphibian During an Extreme Climatic Event

Year: 2012
Climate change is a poorly understood, emerging threat to many amphibian species. One of the ways climate change is likely to affect amphibians is through increased recruitment failure associated with more frequent climatic extremes. To understand the risk posed by this threat, we combined 13 years of annual monitoring and multi-scaled habitat modelling at the site (n = 60), pool (n = 105) and nest (n = 170) levels to investigate the decline of the endangered northern corroboree frog (Pseudophryne pengilleyi), during the most severe drought on record in southern Australia. We documented the…
Climate Change and Fire, Fish and Wildlife Habitat
biodiversity
Publication Type: Journal Article

Wildlife and invertebrate response to fuel reduction treatments in dry coniferous forests of western US

Year: 2006
This paper synthesizes available information on the effects of hazardous fuel reduction treatments on terrestrial wildlife and invertebrates in dry coniferous forest types in the West. We focused on thinning and/or prescribed fire studies in ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) and dry-type Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii ), lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta), and mixed coniferous forests. Overall, there are tremendous gaps in information needed to evaluate the effects of fuel reduction on the majority of species found in our focal area. Differences among studies in location, fuel treatment type…
Fish and Wildlife Habitat, Fuels and Fuel Treatments, Mixed-Conifer Management
modeling, synthesis, biodiversity
Publication Type: Report

Barriers to wildland fire use: a preliminary problem analysis

Year: 2006
Risk Assessment and Analysis
wildland fire
Publication Type: Journal

The Effect of Wildland Fire on Aquatic Ecosystems in the Western USA

Year: 2003
Fish and Wildlife Habitat
management, wildland fire
Publication Type: Journal Article

Do wood-boring beetles influence the flammability of deadwood?

Year:
Global warming increases the risk of wildfire and insect outbreaks, potentially reducing the carbon storage function of coarse woody debris (CWD). There is an increasing focus on the interactive effects of wildfire and insect infestation on forest carbon, but the impact of wood-boring beetle tunnels via their effect on the flammability of deadwood remains unexplored. We hypothesized that the presence of beetle holes, at natural densities, can affect its flammability positively through increased surface area and enhanced oxygen availability in the wood. To test this, wood-boring beetle holes…
Climate Change and Fire, Insects and Fire
carbon, wildland fire
Publication Type: Journal Article