The Fire Effects Information System has moved and improved
The Fire Effects Information System (FEIS) is a publicly available, searchable website with over 1,400 comprehensive literature syntheses on fire-related topics. It is maintained by a small team of ecologists, writers, and editors who pore through and synthesize thousands of publications on the biology, ecology, and fire ecology of species and ecosystems to produce evidence-based literature reviews that land managers can rely on for decision support. FEIS recently moved to a new website, providing better access to trusted information and improved searchability and flow.
The FEIS website is a one-stop shop for anyone who needs comprehensive information on individual species, fire ecology, fire regimes, and fire’s effects on plants and animals. Since the late 1980’s, FEIS has been supporting fire and natural resource managers, NEPA planners, scientists, students, and the general public. It is widely used by Federal, State, Tribal, and local agencies for project planning and natural resource management, and it is even used by incident management teams on wildland fires. FEIS is used to plan prescribed fires, manage species of interest, write NEPA reports and respond to comments, assist with Burned Area Emergency Rehabilitation, manage invasive species, and more.
The new FEIS website makes accessing information easier than ever, and it is only the first step in a series of improvements. Users can still find FEIS publications by filtering by life form and location, and now they can also filter by taxonomy and keywords. Future enhancements will include the ability to search for species based on their ecological traits and fire adaptations, allowing for filtering by traits like bark thickness, sprouting behavior, and seed banking. Explore the new FEIS website at: https://research.fs.usda.gov/feis.
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