From the Rocky Mountain Research Station:Understory vegetation is a significant component of terrestrial carbon stocks and play an …
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Snag Hazards to Firefighters
From the Rocky Mountain Research Station:Snags continue to pose an ever-present hazard to responders, and recent increases in fire …
Management of High-Elevation Five Needle White Pines
From the Rocky Mountain Research Station:The regeneration for resilience framework helps prioritize limited management resources …
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How Does Fire Kill Trees?
From the Rocky Mountain Research Station:Fires burn millions of acres annually and being able to predict what trees will die …
Science-Based Assessments of Riparian Ecosystems
From the Rocky Mountain Research Station: For a land type that covers relatively little area, riparian areas and …
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Morphology Is Better Than Size for Revealing a Tree’s Age
From the Rocky Mountain Research Station: In Colorado’s Front Range, restoring fire-dependent ponderosa forests is a management …
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Fire Regimes and Structural Changes in Pine Forests of the Mogollon Highlands Ecoregion: Implications for Ecological Restoration
David W.Huffman, M. Lisa Floyd, Dustin P. Hanna, Joseph E. Crouse, Peter Z. Fulé, Andrew J. Sánchez Meador, Judith D. Springer. …
Of Woodpeckers and Harvests: Finding Compatibility Between Habitat and Salvage Logging
From the Rocky Mountain Research Station’s “Science You Can Use Bulletin” Issue 38.The western United States is home to many …