Fire Study - Research Paper
Factors affecting efficacy of prescribed fire for western juniper control
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June, 2018
Fire Study Type
Research Paper
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| Abbreviation | Common Name | Scientific Name | Classification | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plants | ||||
| ACHMIL | common yarrow | Achillea millefolium | Life Form: Plants/Forb Kingdom: Plantae Class: Dicot Order: Asterales Family: Asteraceae Genus: Achillea | Fed. Protected: No Nativity: Native Invasiveness: Noninvasive |
| AMEALN | Saskatoon serviceberry | Amelanchier alnifolia | Life Form: Plants/Shrub Kingdom: Plantae Class: Dicot Order: Rosales Family: Rosaceae Genus: Amelanchier | Fed. Protected: No Nativity: Native Invasiveness: Noninvasive |
| ARTTRIV | mountain big sagebrush | Artemisia tridentata subsp. vaseyana | Life Form: Plants/Shrub Kingdom: Plantae Class: Dicot Order: Asterales Family: Asteraceae Genus: Artemisia | Fed. Protected: No Nativity: Native Invasiveness: Noninvasive |
| BALSAG | arrowleaf balsamroot | Balsamorhiza sagittata | Life Form: Plants/Forb Kingdom: Plantae Class: Dicot Order: Asterales Family: Asteraceae Genus: Balsamorhiza | Fed. Protected: No Nativity: Native Invasiveness: Noninvasive |
| CHRVIS | yellow rabbitbrush | Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus | Life Form: Plants/Shrub Kingdom: Plantae Class: Dicot Order: Asterales Family: Asteraceae Genus: Chrysothamnus | Fed. Protected: No Nativity: Native Invasiveness: Noninvasive |
| CREACU | tapertip hawksbeard | Crepis acuminata | Life Form: Plants/Forb Kingdom: Plantae Class: Dicot Order: Asterales Family: Asteraceae Genus: Crepis | Fed. Protected: No Nativity: Native Invasiveness: Noninvasive |
| ELYELY | squirreltail | Elymus elymoides | Life Form: Plants/Graminoid Kingdom: Plantae Class: Monocot Order: Cyperales Family: Poaceae Genus: Elymus | Fed. Protected: No Nativity: Native Invasiveness: Noninvasive |
| FESIDA | Idaho fescue | Festuca idahoensis | Life Form: Plants/Graminoid Kingdom: Plantae Class: Monocot Order: Cyperales Family: Poaceae Genus: Festuca | Fed. Protected: No Nativity: Native Invasiveness: Noninvasive |
| JUNOCC | western juniper | Juniperus occidentalis | Life Form: Plants/Tree Kingdom: Plantae Class: Conifer Order: Pinales Family: Cupressaceae Genus: Juniperus | Fed. Protected: No Nativity: Native Invasiveness: Noninvasive |
| LEYCIN | basin wildrye | Leymus cinereus | Life Form: Plants/Graminoid Kingdom: Plantae Class: Monocot Order: Cyperales Family: Poaceae Genus: Leymus | Fed. Protected: No Nativity: Native Invasiveness: Noninvasive |
| LITRUD | western stoneseed | Lithospermum ruderale | Life Form: Plants/Forb Kingdom: Plantae Class: Dicot Order: Lamiales Family: Boraginaceae Genus: Lithospermum | Fed. Protected: No Nativity: Native Invasiveness: Noninvasive |
| LUPARG | silvery lupine | Lupinus argenteus | Life Form: Plants/Forb, Plants/Subshrub Kingdom: Plantae Class: Dicot Order: Fabales Family: Fabaceae Genus: Lupinus | Fed. Protected: No Nativity: Native Invasiveness: Noninvasive |
| PSESPI | bluebunch wheatgrass | Pseudoroegneria spicata | Life Form: Plants/Graminoid Kingdom: Plantae Class: Monocot Order: Cyperales Family: Poaceae Genus: Pseudoroegneria | Fed. Protected: No Nativity: Native Invasiveness: Noninvasive |
| PURTRI | antelope bitterbrush | Purshia tridentata | Life Form: Plants/Shrub Kingdom: Plantae Class: Dicot Order: Rosales Family: Rosaceae Genus: Purshia | Fed. Protected: No Nativity: Native Invasiveness: Noninvasive |
| SYMASC | western aster | Symphyotrichum ascendens | Life Form: Plants/Forb Kingdom: Plantae Class: Dicot Order: Asterales Family: Asteraceae Genus: Symphyotrichum | Fed. Protected: No Nativity: Native Invasiveness: Noninvasive |
| SYMORE | mountain snowberry | Symphoricarpos oreophilus | Life Form: Plants/Shrub Kingdom: Plantae Class: Dicot Order: Dipsacales Family: Caprifoliaceae Genus: Symphoricarpos | Fed. Protected: No Nativity: Native Invasiveness: Noninvasive |
| Biophysical Setting | Mean Fire Interval (years) | Fire Severity Percent (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Code | Fire Regime Group | Low | Mixed | Replacement | All | Low | Mixed | Replacement |
| Series 11250 - Inter-Mountain Basins Big Sagebrush Steppe | ||||||||
| 11250_6_12_13_15_16_17_18_23_24_25_28 | IV-B | 117 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 100 | ||
| Series 11230 - Columbia Plateau Steppe and Grassland | ||||||||
| 11230_10_18 | IV-A | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 100 | ||
| Series 11420 - Columbia Basin Palouse Prairie | ||||||||
| 11420_9_10 | II-C | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 100 | ||
| Summary | ||||||||
| Minimum | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 100 | |||
| Maximum | 117 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 100 | |||
| Mean | 64 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 100 | |||
| Median | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 100 | |||
| Percentage of fires in 3 fire severity classes, derived from LANDFIRE succession modeling. Replacement-severity fires cause >75% kill or top-kill of the upper canopy layer; mixed-severity fires cause 26%-75%; low-severity fires cause <26%. | ||||||||
| LANDFIRE. 2020. Biophysical settings models and descriptions, [Online]. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service; U.S. Department of the Interior; U.S. Geological Survey; Arlington, VA: The Nature Conservancy, (Producers). Available: https://www.landfirereview.org/search.php [96496] | ||||||||
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