NPS Alaska Western Area FFI Fire and Fuels Monitoring Data
Barnes J and McMillan J. 2024. NPS Alaska Western Area FFI Fire and Fuels Monitoring Data. National Park Service
Fire effects and fuels monitoring data collected at Denali National Park & Preserve, Noatak National Preserve, Lake Clark National Park & Preserve, and Bering Land Bridge National Preserve from 2003 - 2023. Data collected include vascular and non-vascular plant cover, shrub density, tree density, burn severity, fuel load, and ground permafrost depths. Database is formatted for FFI, a sequel server database tool available online. Fire and fuels treatment effects monitoring data collected at Denali National Park & Preserve, Noatak National Preserve, Lake Clark National Park & Preserve and Bering Land Bridge National Preserve in Alaska. The data were collected during spring/summer field seasons by fire ecologists and NPS Alaska Western Area Fire Management crew from 2003 - 2023. Data is organized by park and projects within the FFI database. Most fire effects plots were 30-m x 1-m belt transects marked with GPS points at each end of the 30-m transect. Plot data collection includes: vascular and non-vascular species ocular cover estimates, point intercept to measure ground and vegetation cover, tree density by species and diameter size class within 30-m2 area, tree measurements, ground thaw depths, burn severity points along transect, moose browse shrub density, general site descriptions and photo points at each end of the transect. DENA-HZF fuels treatment plots are 8-m radius circular plots, with a 16-m transect running North to South. ONLY woody fuels are currently entered into FFI for this project. All plots are marked with wooden stakes at the center of the plot. At each visit photos were taken of each plot and data collected included: vascular and non-vascular plant ocular cover, point intercept cover estimates of vegetation and ground cover, tree densities, tree measurements, active layer depths, Brown’s woody transects, and general site descriptions. When other methodologies were used, they are documented in the FFI database under the description for the projects. See attached metadata with description of projects and overview of sampling methods for the projects in this database. Also see attached metadata regarding Alaska field protocols and crosswalk to FFI data fields.
- Type
- Generic Dataset
- Authors
- Barnes, Jennifer; McMillan, Jennifer
- Date of Issue
- 2024-09-18
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- BELA , DENA , FIEC , LACL , NOAT
- Keywords
- Alaska, Alaska Region NPS Regional Office, BELA, Bering Land Bridge National Preserve, Biota, DENA, Denali National Park And Preserve, Ecology, Environment, FFI, FIRE, Fire Effects, Interior Boreal, LACL, Lake Clark, Mechanical fuels reduction, Monitoring, NOAT, Noatak National Preserve, Subarctic, Tundra, Vegetation
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Landscapes | Fire and Fuel Dynamics | Fire and Fuel Dynamics
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- NPS Alaska Western Area FFI Fire and Fuels Monitoring Data
- NPS Alaska Western Area and Coastal Area FFI Fire Effects Monitoring Data
- NPS Alaska Western Area FFI Fire Effects Monitoring Data
- NPS Alaska Western Area FFI Fire Effects Monitoring Data
- NPS Alaska Western Area FFI Fire Effects Monitoring Data
- NPS Alaska Western Area FFI Fire Effects Monitoring Data
- NPS Alaska Western Area FFI Fire Effects Monitoring Data
- NPS Alaska Western Area FFI Fire Effects Monitoring Data
- NPS Alaska Western Area FFI Fire Effects Monitoring Data
- NPS Alaska Western Area FFI Fire Effects Monitoring Data
- NPS Alaska Western Area FFI Fire Effects Monitoring Data