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086 0 a| A 13.88:NRS-12;

100 1 a| Thomas-Van Gundy, Melissa A.=| ^A781492;

245 10 a| Rule-based mapping of fire-adapted vegetation and fire regimes for the Monongahela National Forest /c| Melissa A. Thomas-Van Gundy, Gregory J. Nowacki, Thomas M. Schuler.;

260 a| Newtown Square, PA :b| U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station,c| [2007];

300 a| 24 pages :b| digital, PDF file.;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| computer2| rdamedia;

338 a| online resource2| rdacarrier;

490 1 a| General technical report NRS ;v| 12;

500 a| "August 2007.";

500 a| Title from Web page (viewed on Nov. 1, 2007).;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. 19-24).;

520 3 a| The use of prescribed fire is expected to increase as efforts to restore fire-dependent ecosystems gain momentum nationally. The documentation of historical fire regimes is essential for setting restoration objectives that include prescribed burning. To aid the Monongahela National Forest in this endeavor, a rule-based approach was employed in GIS to map fire-adapted vegetation and fire regimes. Spatial analyses and maps were generated using ArcMap 9.1 using the proclamation boundary of the Monongahela National Forest as our study area. Based on current knowledge of fire-vegetation-site relationships, we reviewed available data sets for relevancy in estimating fire regimes. Four themes were selected: landtype association, potential natural vegetation (primary and secondary), and current forest type. All themes were converted to 20 m² grids. Selected features of each theme were scaled from 1 through 5 according to their relationship to fire, with 1 representing conditions most conducive to fire and 5 the least. Each theme was weighted to reflect its inferred effect on system fire adaptation. The resulting fire adaptation scores were then categorized into standard fire regime groups. Fire regime group V (200+ yrs fire frequency) was the most common, assigned to more than 510,000 ha, primarily in the Allegheny Mountains Section. Fire regime group I (low & mixed severity, 0-35 yrs) and III (low & mixed severity, 35 -200 yrs) were assigned to nearly 198,000 ha, primarily in the Ridge and Valley Section and one subsection within the Allegheny Mountains Section. The resultant maps are intended to identify fire-adapted systems for land management purposes. These systems likely will require active silviculture using fire and/or fire surrogates for their maintenance or restoration. The transparent rule-based procedure can be easily modified and, as such, possesses the flexibility for application to other ecosystems with similar spatial databases;

538 a| Mode of access: Internet from the Forest Service web site. Address as of 12/06/07: http://nrs.fs.fed.us/pubs/gtr/gtr%5Fnrs12.pdf ; current access is available via PURL.;

650 0 a| Fire ecologyz| West Virginiaz| Monongahela National Forest.=| ^A60712;

650 0 a| Fire risk assessmentz| West Virginiaz| Monongahela National Forest.=| ^A432312;

650 0 a| Fire resistant plantsz| West Virginiaz| Monongahela National Forest.=| ^A837488;

650 0 a| Fire managementz| West Virginiaz| Monongahela National Forest.=| ^A599618;

700 1 a| Nowacki, Gregory J.q| (Gregory Jay)=| ^A432373;

700 1 a| Schuler, Thomas M.=| ^A439481;

710 1 a| United States.b| Forest Service.b| Northern Research Station.=| ^A713536;

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Rule-based mapping of fire-adapted vegetation and fire regimes for the Monongahela National Forest / Melissa A. Thomas-Van Gundy, Gregory J. Nowacki, Thomas M. Schuler.

Author/creator	Thomas-Van Gundy, Melissa A.
Other author	Nowacki, Gregory J. (Gregory Jay)
Other author	Schuler, Thomas M.
Other author	United States. Forest Service. Northern Research Station.
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Newtown Square, PA : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station, [2007]
Description	24 pages : digital, PDF file.
Supplemental Content	https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS88500
Subjects	Fire ecology--West Virginia. --Monongahela National Forest. Fire risk assessment--West Virginia. --Monongahela National Forest. Fire resistant plants--West Virginia. --Monongahela National Forest. Fire management--West Virginia. --Monongahela National Forest.

Series	General technical report NRS ; 12 General technical report NRS ; 12. ^A774265
Summary	The use of prescribed fire is expected to increase as efforts to restore fire-dependent ecosystems gain momentum nationally. The documentation of historical fire regimes is essential for setting restoration objectives that include prescribed burning. To aid the Monongahela National Forest in this endeavor, a rule-based approach was employed in GIS to map fire-adapted vegetation and fire regimes. Spatial analyses and maps were generated using ArcMap 9.1 using the proclamation boundary of the Monongahela National Forest as our study area. Based on current knowledge of fire-vegetation-site relationships, we reviewed available data sets for relevancy in estimating fire regimes. Four themes were selected: landtype association, potential natural vegetation (primary and secondary), and current forest type. All themes were converted to 20 m² grids. Selected features of each theme were scaled from 1 through 5 according to their relationship to fire, with 1 representing conditions most conducive to fire and 5 the least. Each theme was weighted to reflect its inferred effect on system fire adaptation. The resulting fire adaptation scores were then categorized into standard fire regime groups. Fire regime group V (200+ yrs fire frequency) was the most common, assigned to more than 510,000 ha, primarily in the Allegheny Mountains Section. Fire regime group I (low & mixed severity, 0-35 yrs) and III (low & mixed severity, 35 -200 yrs) were assigned to nearly 198,000 ha, primarily in the Ridge and Valley Section and one subsection within the Allegheny Mountains Section. The resultant maps are intended to identify fire-adapted systems for land management purposes. These systems likely will require active silviculture using fire and/or fire surrogates for their maintenance or restoration. The transparent rule-based procedure can be easily modified and, as such, possesses the flexibility for application to other ecosystems with similar spatial databases
General note	"August 2007."
General note	Title from Web page (viewed on Nov. 1, 2007).
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 19-24).
Technical details	Mode of access: Internet from the Forest Service web site. Address as of 12/06/07: http://nrs.fs.fed.us/pubs/gtr/gtr%5Fnrs12.pdf ; current access is available via PURL.
GPO item number	0083-B-06 (online)
Govt. docs number	A 13.88:NRS-12

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