Handbook for Inventorying Surface Fuels and Biomass in the Interior West
Handbook for Inventorying Surface Fuels and Biomass in the Interior West

Author: James Kerr Brown

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Published: 1982

Total Pages: 52

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Presents comprehensive procedures for inventorying weight per unit area of living and dead surface vegetation, to facilitate estimation of biomass and appraisal of fuels. Provides instructions for conducting fieldwork and calculating estimates of downed woody material, forest floor litter and duff, herbaceous vegetation, shrubs, and small conifers. Procedures produce the most accurate estimates in the Interior West; however, techniques for herbs, litter, and downed woody material are applicable anywhere. Includes computer program and card punching instructions for processing inventory data.

How to Predict the Spread and Intensity of Forest and Range Fires
How to Predict the Spread and Intensity of Forest and Range Fires

Author: Richard C. Rothermel

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Published: 1983

Total Pages: 168

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This manual documents procedures for estimating the rate of forward spread, intensity, flame length, and size of fires burning in forests and rangelands. Contains instructions for obtaining fuel and weather data, calculating fire behavior, and interpreting the results for application to actual fire problems.

Forest Habitat Types of Central Idaho
Forest Habitat Types of Central Idaho

Author: Robert Wilbur Steele

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Published: 1981

Total Pages: 148

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A land-classification system based upon potential natural vegetation is presented for the forests of central Idaho. It is based on reconnaissance sampling of about 800 stands. A hierarchical taxonomic classification of forest sites was developed using the habitat type concept. A total of eight climax series, 64 habitat types, and 55 additional phases of habitat types are defined and described. A diagnostic key is provided for field identification of the types based on indicator species used in development of the classification.