What we know about mountain big sagebrush fire ecology, postfire recovery rate, and fire regimes

Robin J. Innes; Kris Zouhar; Shawn McKinney; Ilana Abrahamson

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What we know about mountain big sagebrush fire ecology, postfire recovery rate, and fire regimes

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Robin J. Innes, Kris Zouhar, Shawn McKinney, Ilana Abrahamson

Year:

2020

Type:

Proceedings

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

In: Hood, Sharon M.; Drury, Stacy; Steelman, Toddi; Steffens, Ron, [eds.]. Proceedings of the Fire Continuum-Preparing for the future of wildland fire; 2018 May 21-24; Missoula, MT. Proceedings RMRS-P-78. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 283-287.

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Abstract

The area occupied by mountain big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata subsp. vaseyana) communities has been greatly reduced since European-American settlement and is likely to be further reduced due to ongoing threats including land use and development, woodland expansion, nonnative plant invasions, altered fire regimes, and climate change. These threats and the recent federal listing review of greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) make conservation and proper management of sagebrush communities key priorities.

Parent Publication

Proceedings of the Fire Continuum-Preparing for the future of wildland fire; 2018 May 21-24; Missoula, MT

Keywords

wildland fire, prescribed fire, planning, response, recovery, wildland urban interface, disturbance, ecology, behavior, diversity, fire effects, fuels and fuels management, air quality, smoke management

Citation

Innes, Robin; Zouhar, Kris; McKinney, Shawn; Abrahamson, Ilana. 2020. What we know about mountain big sagebrush fire ecology, postfire recovery rate, and fire regimes. In: Hood, Sharon M.; Drury, Stacy; Steelman, Toddi; Steffens, Ron, [eds.]. Proceedings of the Fire Continuum-Preparing for the future of wildland fire; 2018 May 21-24; Missoula, MT. Proceedings RMRS-P-78. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 283-287.