Effects of prescribed fire on wildlife and wildlife habitat in selected ecosystems of North America

William M. Block; L. Mike Conner; Paul A. Brewer; Paulette L. Ford; Jonathan Haufler; Andrea Litt; Ronald E. Masters; Laura R. Mitchell; Jane Park

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Effects of prescribed fire on wildlife and wildlife habitat in selected ecosystems of North America

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Authors:

William M. Block, L. Mike Conner, Paul A. Brewer, Paulette L. Ford, Jonathan Haufler, Andrea Litt, Ronald E. Masters, Laura R. Mitchell, Jane Park

Year:

2016

Type:

Miscellaneous

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

Technical Review 16-01. Bethesda, MD: The Wildlife Society. 69 p.

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Abstract

Prescribed fire is applied widely as a management tool in North America to meet various objectives such as reducing fuel loads and fuel continuity, returning fire to an ecosystem, enhancing wildlife habitats, improving forage, preparing seedbeds, improving watershed conditions, enhancing nutrient cycling, controlling exotic weeds, and enhancing resilience from climate change. Regardless of the particular objective, fire affects ecosystem structure, composition, and function in many ways.

Keywords

prescribed fire, management tool, wildlife habitats, ecosystems

Citation

Block, William M.; Conner, L. Mike; Brewer, Paul A.; Ford, Paulette; Haufler, Jonathan; Litt, Andrea; Masters, Ronald E.; Mitchell, Laura R.; Park, Jane. 2016. Effects of prescribed fire on wildlife and wildlife habitat in selected ecosystems of North America. Technical Review 16-01. Bethesda, MD: The Wildlife Society. 69 p.