Publication Type:
ReportSource:
U. S. Forest Service, Intermountain Research Station, Ogden, UT, p.142 (1997)Call Number:
U97SMI01IDUSURL:
http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/pubs_int/int_gtr363.pdfKeywords:
fire, fire ecology, fire management, forest succession, SWAPAbstract:
This report summarizes available information on fire as an ecological factor for forest habitat and community types in northern Idaho. Habitat and community types are assigned to fire groups based on fire regimes and potential forest stand development after fire. An introductory section discusses relationships of major species (tree, shrub, herb, and animals) to fire, general considerations for fire management, and the ecology of persistent seral communities in northern Idaho. For each fire group, the authors discuss 1) vegetation, 2) forest fuels, 3) the natural role of fire, 4) potential patterns of forest stand development after fire, and 5) fire management considerations.
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ELECTRONIC FILE - Ecology
SWAP (2/19/2016) citation:
Smith JK, Fischer WC. 1997. Fire ecology of the forest habitat types of northern Idaho. Ogden (UT): US Forest Service, Intermountain Research Station. 142 p. Gen. Tech. Rep. INT-GTR-363. [accessed 2015 Dec 12]. http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/pubs_int/int_gtr363.pdf
Suggested citation: Smith, Jane Kapler; Fischer, William C. 1997. Fire ecology of the forest habitat types of northern Idaho. Gen. Tech. Rep. INT-GTR-363. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Research Station. 142 p.