Fire effects in southwestern forests: Proceedings of the second La Mesa Fire Symposium

Craig D. Allen

doi:10.2737/RM-GTR-286

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Fire effects in southwestern forests: Proceedings of the second La Mesa Fire Symposium

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Craig D. Allen

Year:

1996

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/RM-GTR-286

Source:

Gen. Tech. Rep. RM-GTR-286. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. 216 p.

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Abstract

In 1977, the La Mesa Fire burned across 15,444 acres of ponderosa pine forests on the adjoining lands of Bandelier National Monument, the Santa Fe National Forest, and Los Alamos National Laboratory. Following this event, several fire effects studies were initiated. The 16 papers herein document longer-term knowledge gained about the ecological effects of the fire and about Southwestern fire ecology in general. The presentations are also designed to give resource managers practical information for managing fire in local landscapes. Studies presented range from fire histories and avifauna to geomorphology and arthropods.

Keywords

fire history, fire management, flood history, elk, arthropods, fungi

Citation

Allen, Craig D., tech. ed. 1996. Fire effects in southwestern forests: Proceedings of the Second La Mesa Fire Symposium; 1994 March 29-31; Los Alamos, New Mexico. Gen. Tech. Rep. RM-GTR-286. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. 216 p.