Chapter 16: Fire and nonnative plants-summary and conclusions

Jane Kapler Smith; Kristin L. Zouhar; Steve Sutherland; Matthew L. Brooks

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Chapter 16: Fire and nonnative plants-summary and conclusions

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Jane Kapler Smith, Kristin L. Zouhar, Steve Sutherland, Matthew L. Brooks

Year:

2008

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

In: Zouhar, Kristin; Smith, Jane Kapler; Sutherland, Steve; Brooks, Matthew L. Wildland fire in ecosystems: fire and nonnative invasive plants. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-42-vol. 6. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 293-296

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Abstract

This volume synthesizes scientific information about interactions between fire and nonnative invasive plants in wildlands of the United States. If the subject were clear and simple, this volume would be short; obviously, it is not.

Parent Publication

Wildland fire in ecosystems: fire and nonnative invasive plants

Keywords

ecosystem, fire effects, fire management, fire regime, fire severity, fuels, grass/fire cycle, invasibility, invasiveness, monitoring, nonnative species, plant community

Citation

Smith, Jane Kapler; Zouhar, Kristin; Sutherland, Steve; Brooks, Matthew L. 2008. Chapter 16: Fire and nonnative plants-summary and conclusions. In: Zouhar, Kristin; Smith, Jane Kapler; Sutherland, Steve; Brooks, Matthew L. Wildland fire in ecosystems: fire and nonnative invasive plants. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-42-vol. 6. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 293-296