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Prediction errors in wildland fire situation analyses.

Wildfires consume budgets and put the heat on fire managers to justify and control suppression costs. To determine the appropriate suppression strategy, land managers must conduct a wildland fire situation analysis (WFSA) when:

A wildland fire is expected to or does escape initial attack,
A wildland fire managed for resource benefits...
Author(s):
Geoffrey H. Donovan; Peter Noordijk
Year:
2005
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Fire Management Today. 65(2): 25-27

Mountain pine beetle host selection behavior confirms high resistance in Great Basin bristlecone pine

Over the last two decades, mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae) populations reached epidemic levels across much of western North America, including high elevations where cool temperatures previously limited mountain pine beetle persistence. Many high-elevation pine species are susceptible hosts and experienced high levels of mortality in recent outbreaks, but...

Author(s):

Erika L. Eidson; Karen E. Mock; Barbara J. Bentz

Year:

2017

Keywords:

mountain pine beetle, Great Basin bristlecone pine, host selection, tree resistance

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Forest Ecology and Management. 402: 12-20.

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Prediction errors in wildland fire situation analyses.

Mountain pine beetle host selection behavior confirms high resistance in Great Basin bristlecone pine

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