2004 Grand Canyon Fire Ecology Annual Report
Rasmussen M and Brannfors L. 2005. 2004 Grand Canyon Fire Ecology Annual Report. National Park Service. Grand Canyon, AZ
This Fire Effects Monitoring Program Annual Report summarizes the Fire Effects Monitoring Program activities from January 1, 2004 to December 31, 2004. The following report justifies the existing plot network, details annual accomplishments, outlines plans for the future, and provides a data summary for information collected to date. There has been one change to the monitoring protocols in the past year, and others may occur in the near future as the new Fire Effects Analysis Tools software (FEAT) has been released. We plan to transition toward the new software during 2005. The schedule for plot visits in 2005 is more demanding than 2004, yet we hope to explore new monitoring strategies while still allowing time for increased diversity of work experience. Data analysis is not significantly different from previous years, and minimum sample size has been calculated with Pre-burn data only. We now have enough plots with Year 5 data to assess live ponderosa overstory and snag densities with some confidence for all major monitoring types. Utilizing these parameters, and lumping together spring and fall burning, we can assess all of our established variables except poles (9 out of 12) with statistical confidence at this time. As a program review has been lacking for several years and significant changes may be on the horizon, it is recommended that the Regional Fire Ecologist conduct a full program review in the 2005 calendar year to ensure this program is on track.
- Type
- Unpublished Report
- Authors
- Rasmussen, Mary; Brannfors, Li
- Date of Issue
- 2005-11-14
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- FIEC , GRCA
- Keywords
- Arizona, Biota, Colorado Plateau , Ecology, Environment, FIRE, Fire Effects, FMH, Grand Canyon National Park, Kaibab Plateau, Monitoring, Prescribed Fire, Vegetation, Wildfire
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Landscapes | Fire and Fuel Dynamics | Fire and Fuel Dynamics