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Below is a list of WERC's peer-reviewed publications. If you are searching for a specific publication and cannot find it in this list, please contact werc_web@usgs.gov

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Modeling behavior of prescribed fires in Yosemite National Park Modeling behavior of prescribed fires in Yosemite National Park

The National Fire Danger Rating System and the Fire Behavior Prediction System were tested on prescribed fires burning underneath canopies in six fuel types in Yosemite National Park, California. The mean error for rate of spread was +0.03 foot per minute for the NFDRS and -0.15 foot for the FBPS. For flame length the mean error was -0.38 foot for both systems. Regressions provided...
Authors
J. W. van Wagtendonk, S.J. Botti

Order Sirenia Order Sirenia

No abstract available at this time
Authors
G. Rathbun

Seed predation due to the yucca moth symbiosis Seed predation due to the yucca moth symbiosis

All species of Yucca (Agavaceae) require the pollinator services of a species of moth in the genus Tegeticula (Lepidoptera: Incurvariidae). These moths oviposit in the ovary of the plants and the larvae are entirely dependent upon Yucca seeds for food. The extent and distribution of larval seed predation was examined in nine Yucca species in the southwestern United States. The proportion...
Authors
Jon Keeley, Sterling Keeley, C. Swift, J. Lee
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