25 Jan 2010, 2:26pm
Ecology Forest and Fire Sciences History Management
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Reduced Fire Frequency Changes Species Composition of a Ponderosa Pine Stand

Dickman, Alan. 1978. Reduced Fire Frequency Changes Species Composition of a Ponderosa Pine Stand. Journal of Forestry, January 1978.

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25 Jan 2010, 11:30am
Forest and Fire Sciences Philosophy
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Mistreatment of the economic impacts of extreme events in the Stern Review Report on the Economics of Climate Change

Pielke Jr., Roger. 2007. Mistreatment of the economic impacts of extreme events in the Stern Review Report on the Economics of Climate Change. Global Environmental Change 17 (2007) 302–310.

Roger Pielke Jr. is a Fellow of the Center for Science and Technology Policy Research, University of Colorado.

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8 Jan 2010, 4:22pm
Ecology History Methodology
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Using a spatially explicit ecological model to test scenarios of fire use by Native Americans: An example from the Harlem Plains, New York, NY

Bean, William T. and Eric W. Sanderson. 2007. Using a spatially explicit ecological model to test scenarios of fire use by Native Americans: An example from the Harlem Plains, New York, NY. Ecological Modelling 211 (2008) pp. 301–308.

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15 Nov 2009, 11:11am
Forest and Fire Sciences History Management Policy
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Spark and Sprawl: A World Tour

Pyne, Stephen J. 2008. Spark and Sprawl: A World Tour. Forest History Today, Fall 2008.

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30 Oct 2009, 9:08am
Economics Forest and Fire Sciences Management
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The relationship of respiratory and cardiovascular hospital admissions to the southern California wildfires of 2003

Delfino, R. J., S. Brummel, J. Wu, H. Stern, B. Ostro, M. Lipsett, A. Winer, D. H. Street, L. Zhang, T. Tjoa and D. L. Gillen. 2008. The relationship of respiratory and cardiovascular hospital admissions to the southern California wildfires of 2003. Occup. Environ. Med. 2009;66;189-197.

Note: lead author is Dr. Ralph J. Delfino, Epidemiology Department, School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, CA.

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12 Oct 2009, 12:16pm
Forest and Fire Sciences History Management Philosophy
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Rhymes With Chiricahua

Pyne, Stephen J. 2009. Rhymes With Chiricahua. Copyright 2009 Stephen J. Pyne

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7 Oct 2009, 1:16pm
Ecology Forest and Fire Sciences Philosophy Policy
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Tending Fires

Roger Underwood. 2009. Tending Fires. The Forester Volume 52(2) 2009 (The Forester is the newsletter of the Institute of Foresters of Australia)

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7 Oct 2009, 1:11pm
Ecology Forest and Fire Sciences Management Philosophy
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The Forest Health Crisis: How Did We Get In This Mess?

Kay, Charles E. 2009. The Forest Health Crisis: How Did We Get In This Mess? Mule Deer Foundation Magazine No.26:14-21.

Dr. Charles E. Kay, Ph.D. Wildlife Ecology, Utah State University, is the author/editor of Wilderness and Political Ecology: Aboriginal Influences and the Original State of Nature [here], author of Are Lightning Fires Unnatural? A Comparison of Aboriginal and Lightning Ignition Rates in the United States [here], co-author of Native American influences on the development of forest ecosystems [here], and numerous other scientific papers.

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6 Oct 2009, 3:40pm
Forest and Fire Sciences Management Philosophy
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The Wildland/Science Interface

Pyne, Stephen J. 2009. The Wildland/Science Interface. Copyright 2009 Stephen J. Pyne

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13 Sep 2009, 10:32am
Ecology Forest and Fire Sciences Management Philosophy
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Fire Gods and Federal Policy

Bonnicksen, Thomas M. 1989. Fire Gods and Federal Policy. American Forests 95(7 & 8): 14-16, 66-68.

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8 Sep 2009, 11:34am
Economics Forest and Fire Sciences Management
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Two Forests Under The Big Sky: Tribal V. Federal Management

Berry, Alison. 2009. Two Forests Under The Big Sky: Tribal V. Federal Management. Property and Environment Research Center Policy Series No. 45, 2009

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7 Sep 2009, 9:27pm
Ecology Forest and Fire Sciences Management
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Causes of Post-Fire Runoff and Erosion: Water Repellency, Cover, or Soil Sealing?

Larsen, Isaac J., Lee H. MacDonald, Ethan Brown, Daniella Rough, Matthew J. Welsh, Joseph H. Pietraszek, Zamir Libohova, Juan de Dios Benavides-Solorio, Keelin Schaffrath. 2009. Causes of Post-Fire Runoff and Erosion: Water Repellency, Cover, or Soil Sealing? Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 73:1393-1407

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24 Aug 2009, 3:22pm
Ecology Economics Forest and Fire Sciences Management Policy
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Impacts of California Wildfires on Climate and Forests: A Study of Seven Years of Wildfires (2001-2007)

Bonnicksen, Thomas M. 2009. Impacts of California Wildfires on Climate and Forests: A Study of Seven Years of Wildfires (2001-2007). FCEM Report No. 3. The Forest Foundation, Auburn, CA.

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See also FCEM Reports No. 1 and 2 [here]

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4 Aug 2009, 10:46am
Economics Forest and Fire Sciences Management
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U.S. Wildfire Cost-Plus-Loss Economics Project: The “One-Pager” Checklist

Zybach, Bob, Michael Dubrasich, Gregory Brenner, and John Marker. 2009. U.S. Wildfire Cost-Plus-Loss Economics Project: The “One-Pager” Checklist. Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center, Advances in Fire Practices, Fall 2009.

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27 Jul 2009, 2:28pm
Ecology Forest and Fire Sciences Management
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Aspen: A Vanishing Resource

Kay, Charles E. 2009. Aspen: A Vanishing Resource. Mule Deer Foundation Magazine, No. 25, pp. 32-39.

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