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Creator:: Smith, Jane E. (Jane Elizabeth)
Abstract:: Before the arrival of Euro-Americans, the inland Pacific Northwest was settled by native people whose frequent intentional burning of the landscape promoted open stands dominated by large fire-resistant ponderosa pine. Fire suppression for nearly a century, livestock grazing, and logging of the largest trees has resulted in forests characterized by...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Ponderosa Pine Forest Restoration Treatments on the Ectomycorrhizal Fungal Community and Fine Root Biomass

Creator:: Kangas, Michael
Abstract:: Delayed tree mortality is an unpredictable occurrence when prescribed burning is implemented. Fire scorched trees may die as the result of crown scorching, stem charring, root injury, bark beetle attack, or through a combination of these factors. This study examined ponderosa pine mortality and the incidence of two bark beetle...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: condition (charred or uncharred) (Ramsey and Schafer 1997). RESULTS Post-fire delayed ponderosa pine

Creator:: Morici, Kat
Abstract:: Wildland fires are an increasingly extensive, expensive, and frequent occurrence in dry forests of the western United States. Fuel reduction treatments are designed to reduce extreme fire behavior, promote resilient forest structure, and facilitate fire control efforts. Although there is widespread recognition that repeated treatments are needed to maintain desired...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: different forest types and treatment approaches. Dry ponderosa pine and mixed conifer forests are

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