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Available research clearly demonstrates that fire can have certain beneficial effects on some forested environments. Complete fire exclusion in many areas creates dangerous fuel accumulations which result in catastrophic fires, insect and disease buildup, range deterioration, changes in wildlife carrying capacity, and decreased watershed yield (Ahlgren 1974). Where fuels are permitted to accumulate, fires increase in severity and damage, and offer much greater resistance to control (Dodge 1972). For these reasons prescribed burning, the planned ignition of grass, shrubs, or forest fuels to achieve a desired objective, is recognized as a valuable land management practice. This practice is extremely useful in ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) and Douglas-fir ecosystems to attain management objectives such as 1) reduction of fire hazards after logging, 2) exposure of mineral soil for seedbeds, 3) control of insects and diseases, 4) thinning of dense stands of saplings, 5) increased yield and quality of forage, 6) improvement of big game habitat, and 7) modification of species composition in different plant communities (Habeck and Mutch 1975).

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Title:
Livestock Grazing, Fire, and Their Interactions Within the Douglas-fir/Ninebark Habitat Type of Northern Idaho
Creator:
Zimmerman, Gordon Thomas
Date Created:
1979-05
Description:
Available research clearly demonstrates that fire can have certain beneficial effects on some forested environments. Complete fire exclusion in many areas creates dangerous fuel accumulations which result in catastrophic fires, insect and disease buildup, range deterioration, changes in wildlife carrying capacity, and decreased watershed yield (Ahlgren 1974). Where fuels are permitted to accumulate, fires increase in severity and damage, and offer much greater resistance to control (Dodge 1972). For these reasons prescribed burning, the planned ignition of grass, shrubs, or forest fuels to achieve a desired objective, is recognized as a valuable land management practice. This practice is extremely useful in ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) and Douglas-fir ecosystems to attain management objectives such as 1) reduction of fire hazards after logging, 2) exposure of mineral soil for seedbeds, 3) control of insects and diseases, 4) thinning of dense stands of saplings, 5) increased yield and quality of forage, 6) improvement of big game habitat, and 7) modification of species composition in different plant communities (Habeck and Mutch 1975).
Document Type:
Thesis
Library Call Number:
SD427.G8Z5
Subjects:
Douglas-fir pseudotsuga menziesii ninebark northern Idaho grazing livestock fire ecological interactions East Hatter Creek forest ecology
UIEF Unit:
East Hatter Creek
Section:
S1
Township:
T40N
Range:
R4W
Location:
UIEF; East Hatter Creek
Latitude:
46.841245
Longitude:
-116.780864
Publisher:
Journal of Range Management
Department:
Department of Forest Resources
Source:
Journal of Range Management 37(2)
Type:
text
Format:
application/pdf

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