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Analyzing the Relationship Between Fire Size and Fire Severity in the Northwest
Analyzing the Relationship Between Fire Size and Fire Severity in the Northwest
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Informing Forest Treatment Placement to Mitigate High-Severity Wildfire Risk
Informing Forest Treatment Placement to Mitigate High-Severity Wildfire Risk
Fire seasons are becoming longer and more intense across the United States. The CASC network works with partners to develop knowledge and tools to better understand region-specific drivers of wildfires, to aid fire management efforts, and to facilitate ecosystem recovery post-fire.
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Modeling Effects of Climate Change on Cheatgrass Die-Off Areas in the Northern Great Basin
Cheatgrass began invading the Great Basin about 100 years ago, changing large parts of the landscape from a rich, diverse ecosystem to one where a single invasive species dominates. Cheatgrass dominated areas experience more fires that burn more land than in native ecosystems, resulting in economic and resource losses. Therefore, the reduced production, or absence, of cheatgrass in...
Quantifying Vulnerability of Quaking Aspen Woodlands and Associated Bird Communities to Global Climate Change in the Northern Great Basin
Quaking aspen populations are declining in much of the West due to altered fire regimes, competition with conifers, herbivory, drought, disease, and insect outbreaks. Aspen stands typically support higher bird biodiversity and abundance than surrounding habitat types, and maintaining current distribution and abundance of several bird species in the northern Great Basin is likely tied to...