Research Efforts on Fuels, Fuel Models, and Fire Behavior in Eastern Hardwood Forests
Waldrop TA, Brudnak L, Phillips RJ, Brose PH. 2006. Research Efforts on Fuels, Fuel Models, and Fire Behavior in Eastern Hardwood Forests. Pages 90-103. In Dickinson MB (ed): Fire in Eastern Oak Forests: Delivering Science to Land Managers: Proceedings of a Conference. Fawcett Center, The Ohio State University (Columbus, Ohio). November 15-17, 2005. US Forest Service. Newtown Square, Pennsylvania
Although fire was historically important to most eastern hardwood systems, its reintroduction by prescribed burning programs has been slow. As a result, less information is available on these systems to fire managers. Recent research and nationwide programs are beginning to produce usable products to predict fuel accumulation and fire behavior. We introduce some of those tools and examine results from regional studies of hardwood fuel distribution.
- Type
- Conference Proceeding Paper
- Authors
- Waldrop, Thomas; Brudnak, Lucy; Phillips, Ross; Brose, Patrick
- Units
- GRSM
- Keywords
- FIRE, Fire Behavior, Fuel, Fuel accumulation, GRSM-00038, GRSM-00262, hardwoods, Prediction
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Landscapes | Fire and Fuel Dynamics | Fire and Fuel Dynamics