Current Titles in Wildland Fire, May 2012 - Association for Fire Ecology

Current Titles in Wildland Fire, May 2012
Very Little Over Winter and We Predict that Animals Sequestered Within Tree Hollows Do Not
Access Prey at This time. Tree Hollows Provide A Critical Refuge Over Winter When Python
Body Temperature is Low, and Their Responsiveness is Limited, Rendering Individuals
Vulnerable to Predation by Terrestrial predators (e.g. Introduced Red Fox). Destruction of
Hollows Through Fire, Land Clearing, Competition With Other Fauna Species and the
Significant Age Required for Hollows to Form in trees All Contribute to the Decline in
Availability of This Important Microhabitat. How to Locate: Download at
Http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1469-7998.2011.00852.x/pdf How to Locate:
Fire Research Institute, Pdf Number 81796
Author(s): Burge, Dylan O., Ginger Jui, Steven S. Kembel, and Katherine Zhukovsky
Title: Microsatellite Markers From Ceanothus Roderickii (rhamnaceae) Using Next-generation
Sequencing Technology
Source: American Journal of Botany March 2012 99: E127-e130 Year: 2012 Keywords: Ecology
Remote Sensing Abstract: ...species of the Chaparral that Depends Upon Fire for Effective
Recruitment From Seeds...reproduces Clonally Via Root-layering During Fire-free Intervals
(boyd, 2007). specialized...boyd, R. S. 2007. Response to Fire of Ceanothus Roderickii
(rhamnaceae... How to Locate: Contact Dylan.o.burge@gmail.com
Author(s): Byard, R. W., Gilbert, J. D., Kostakis, C. And Heath, K. J.
Title: Circumstances of Death and Diagnostic Difficulties in Brushfire Fatalities
Source: Journal of Forensic Sciences, Online, February, 2012 Year: 2012 Keywords: Fatalities
Australia Statistics Abstract: the Deaths of 10 Bushfire (brushfire) Victims (aged 2-59 Years;
M/f 1: 1) From the Files of Forensic Science Sa in Adelaide, South Australia, Over An 8-year
Period (january 2002 to december 2009) Are Reported. Nine of the Victims Were Found in or
Near Motor Vehicles. Death Was Attributed to Incineration (n = 5), Trauma From Bushfirerelated
Vehicle Crashes (n = 2), inhalation of Products of Combustion With Hyperthermia (n =
1), Inhalation of Products of Combustion (n = 1), and Undetermined (n = 1). Death Scenes
Covered Large Areas and Involved many Victims. Loss of Infrastructure and Closure of Local
Roads Owing to Debris Limited Access and Made the Finding of Bodies Difficult. Bodies in Such
Fires May Be Exposed to the Damaging effects of Weather and Animal Predation. Heat
Damage Hindered Pathological Assessment With Resultant Delays in Identification.
Assessment of Antemortem Injuries and Determination of causes of Death Were Also
Complicated by the Condition of Some of the Bodies. How to Locate: Contact
Roger.byard@sa.gov.au
Author(s): Carlson, Jane E. And Kent E. Holsinger
Title: Natural Selection on Inflorescence Color Polymorphisms in Wild Protea Populations: the
Role of Pollinators, Seed Predators, and Intertrait Correlations
Source: American Journal of Botany 97: 934-944 Year: 2010 Keywords: Ecology Genetics
Regeneration Abstract: ...usually Until the Whole Plant is Killed by Fire (occurring Historically
Every 12 to 30...depends on Stand Age or Time Since Last Fire, and Can Be Counted Directly on
plants...must Recolonize Protea Stands Following Fire, Their Population Dynamics Are
Strongly... How to Locate: Contact Jane.carlson@uconn.edu
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