Invasive plant species and the Joint Fire Science Program / Heather E. Erickson and Rachel White.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Erickson, Heather E.

Contributor:

White, Rachel

Pacific Northwest Research Station (Portland, Or.)

Series:

General technical report PNW ; 707.

General technical report PNW ; 707

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Joint Fire Science Program (U.S.).

Invasive plants--United States.

Invasive plants.

Forest fires--United States.

Forest fires.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (18 pages)

Place of Publication:

Portland, OR : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, [2007]

Summary:

"Invasive nonnative plants may be responsible for serious, long-term ecological impacts, including altering fire behavior and fire regimes. Therefore, knowing how to successfully manage invasive plants and their impacts on natural resources is crucial. We present a summary of research on invasive plants and fire that has been generated through the Joint Fire Science Programfocusing specifically on ecology of species invasions, the interactions between fire and invasives, and the responses of invasives to different management practices. Selected findings include (1) prescribed fire may increase invasive species in some ecosystems; (2) fuel treatments that leave some overstory canopy, minimize exposure of bare ground, and target sites that already host species capable of resprouting may be less likely to promote invasives; and (3) postfire seeding should be approached with caution, as it can increase invasives."

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed February 12, 2008).

Includes bibliographical references.

Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010.

Other Format:

Print version: Erickson, Heather E. Invasive plant species and the Joint Fire Science Program.

OCLC:

192018438

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