Fuels planning: science synthesis and integration; environmental consequences fact sheet 07: fire and weeds

Steve Sutherland

doi:10.2737/RMRS-RN-23-V7

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Fuels planning: science synthesis and integration; environmental consequences fact sheet 07: fire and weeds

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Steve Sutherland

Year:

2004

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/RMRS-RN-23-V7

Source:

Res. Note RMRS-RN-23-7. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 2 p.

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Abstract

Weed infestations cause an economic loss of $13 billion per year even though $9.5 billion per year is spent on weed control measures. In addition to these economic costs, weeds are replacing native species, altering native plant and animal communities, affecting ecosystem health and function, threatening biodiversity and Threatened, Endangered, and Sensitive (TES) species, altering fire behavior and fire regimes, and reducing wildland productivity. This paper discusses (1) where weeds are found, (2) what promotes weed invasions, and (3) how to incorporate weed management into fuel treatment activities.Other publications in this series

Keywords

fuels planning, fire and weeds, weed infestations

Citation

Sutherland, Steve. 2004. Fuels planning: science synthesis and integration; environmental consequences fact sheet 07: fire and weeds. Res. Note RMRS-RN-23-7. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 2 p.