Fire Effects Monitoring Small Mammals Bryce Canyon National Park
National Park Service. 1991. Fire Effects Monitoring Small Mammals Bryce Canyon National Park
Park staff at Bryce Canyon National Park is working toward re-establishing fire as a natural process in the environment. In 1990, plots were established in the Residence Area and Paria North prescribed burn study areas to determine fire effects on small mammals. Preburn data were collected to represent existing conditions in 1990. These data should be compared with data collected following burning to evaluate fire effects. During fall 1990 and spring 1991 the Residence Area was partially burned. To date, postburn data representing conditions one season following the burn have been partially collected for plots in the Residence area. Additional postburn data will be collected in September, 1991. Our objectives are to determine small mammal species presence and relative abundance, and determine trends related to prescribed burning.
- Type
- Unpublished Report
- Authors
- National Park Service
- Date of Issue
- 1991-08
- Units
- BRCA
- Keywords
- Animal Studies, Collection, FIRE, Fire Behavior, Fire Effects, Fire Management, fire plots, Impacts, Inventory, Mammals, Management, Monitoring, preburn data, Prescribed Fire, Restoration - Natural, Sampling, Small Mammal, Wildlife Management