People of the Prairie, People of the Fire
Pyne, Stephen. 2009. People of the Prairie, People of the Fire. The Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center.
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Patch Burning
Pyne, Stephen J. 2009. Patch Burning. The Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center.
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Bushfires, Prescribed Burning, and Global Warming
Underwood, Roger, David Packham, and Phil Cheney. 2008. Bushfires, Prescribed Burning, and Global Warming. Bushfire Front Inc. Occasional Paper No 1, April 2008 [here]
Roger Underwood is a former General Manager of the Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM) in Western Australia, a regional and district manager, a research manager and bushfire specialist. Roger currently directs a consultancy practice with a focus on bushfire management and is Chairman of The Bushfire Front Inc.. He lives in Perth, Western Australia.
David Packham is Senior Research Fellow, School of Geography and Environmental Science, Monash University, Victoria.
Phil Cheney is Honorary Research Fellow, CSIRO, Canberra, ACT
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Watershed Response to Western Juniper Control
Deboodt, Timothy L. 2008. Watershed Response to Western Juniper Control. Dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Rangeland Ecology and Management, Oregon State University, presented on May 8, 2008.
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Reconstructing the Fire History of the Jarrah Forest of south-western Australia
Ward, David and Gerard Van Didden. 1997. Reconstructing the Fire History of the Jarrah Forest of south-western Australia. A Report to Environment Australia under the Regional Forest Agreement December 1997.
David Ward is Senior Research Scientist, Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM) in Western Australia and Visiting Senior Research Fellow, Curtin University, Perth
Gerard Van Didden is a Retired Department of Conservation and Land Management officer
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Australian Bushfire Management: a case study in wisdom versus folly
Underwood, Roger. 2009.
Roger Underwood is a renowned Australian forester with fifty years experience in bushfire management and bushfire science. He has worked as a firefighter, a district and regional manager, a research manager and senior government administrator. He is Chairman of The Bushfire Front, an independent professional group promoting best practice in bushfire management.
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Effect of low-temperature pyrolysis conditions on biochar for agricultural use
Gaskin, J. W., C. Steiner, K. Harris, K. C. Das, B. Bibens. 2008. Effect of low-temperature pyrolysis conditions on biochar for agricultural use. Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, Vol. 51(6): 2061-2069.
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Nitrogen retention and plant uptake on a highly weathered central Amazonian Ferralsol amended with compost and charcoal
Steiner, Christoph, Bruno Glaser, Wenceslau Geraldes Teixeira, Johannes Lehmann, Winfried E.H. Blum, and Wolfgang Zech. 2008. Nitrogen retention and plant uptake on a highly weathered central Amazonian Ferralsol amended with compost and charcoal. J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 2008.
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Soil respiration in Amazon plantations treated with charcoal and mineral or organic fertilisers
Steiner, Christoph, Murilo Rodrigues de Arruda, Wenceslau G. Teixeira, and Wolfgang Zech. 2008. Soil respiration curves as soil fertility indicators in perennial central Amazonian plantations treated with charcoal, and mineral or organic fertilisers. Trop. Sci. (2008)
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Intense forest wildfire sharply reduces mineral soil C and N: the first direct evidence
Bormann, Bernard T., Peter S. Homann, Robyn L. Darbyshire, and Brett A. Morrissette. 2008. Intense forest wildfire sharply reduces mineral soil C and N: the first direct evidence. Can. J. For. Res. 38: 2771–2783 (2008).
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Interactions Among Livestock Grazing, Vegetation Type, and Fire Behavior in the Murphy Wildland Fire Complex in Idaho and Nevada, July 2007
Launchbaugh, Karen, Bob Brammer, Matthew L. Brooks, Stephen Bunting, Patrick Clark, Jay Davison, Mark Fleming, Ron Kay, Mike Pellant, David A. Pyke,and Bruce Wylie. 2008. Interactions Among Livestock Grazing, Vegetation Type, and Fire Behavior in the Murphy Wildland Fire Complex in Idaho and Nevada, July 2007. Open-File Report 2008–1214, U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey.
Prepared in cooperation with the Murphy Wildland Fire Grazing and Fuel Assessment Team
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Montane Meadow and Open Area Encroachment in the Lincoln Forest, Sacramento Grazing Allotment
Frost, Ric, Casey Roberts, Garrett Hyatt, John Fowler. 2007. Montane Meadow and Open Area Encroachment in the Lincoln Forest, Sacramento Grazing Allotment. New Mexico State Univ. Cooperative Extension Service/Agricultural Experiment Station, Range Improvement Task Force, Report 69.
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Frost, Ric. 2007. Just One Match - An Easy Way To Destroy New Mexico. Range Magazine, Spring 2007.
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The second paper is a “popular” version of the first for lay readers, although both are very good and not too technical for most people.
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Late Succession Is Eco-Babble Nonsense
Dubrasich, Mike. Late Succession Is Eco-Babble Nonsense. 2008. Western Institute for Study of the Environment.
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Historical Fire Cycles in the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks
Van Wagner, Charles E., Mark A. Finney, and Mark Heathcott. Historical Fire Cycles in the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks. Forest Science 52(6) 2006, (704-717).
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Burning Banff
Pyne, Stephen J. Burning Banff. Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and the Environment 11.2 (Summer 2004).
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