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

Current Titles in Wildland Fire, May 2012
Conifer Seedlings 30 Cm Tall and
on Sapling Density. The Fire Reduced Litter Depths by 33%, Duff Depths by 23%, Fine Woody
Debris by 21%, and Coarse woody Debris by 44%. These Effects Were Mostly Consistent With
Restoration Goals in Mixed Conifer Forests and Continue to Move This Forest Toward
Reference conditions. Grand Canyon National Park Staff Now Considers This Forest to Be in
"maintenance Burning," Meaning that They Plan to Allow Natural Ignitions to maintain Forest
Structure in the Future. This Forest is Now More Resilient to Projected Increases in Fire Size
And/or Frequency Under Conditions of A Warming climate. This Example Illustrates that Use
of Prescribed Fire in A Ponderosa Pine-dominated Mixed Conifer Forest Can Be Consistent
Both With Restoring Historical conditions and With Managing for Resilience Under Altered
Disturbance Regimes Accompanying A Changing Climate. How to Locate: Download at
Http://library.eri.nau.edu How to Locate: Fire Research Institute, Pdf Number 81379
Author(s): Lemenih, M., Kassa, H., Kassie, G. T., Abebaw, D. And Teka, W.
Title: Resettlement and Woodland Management Problems and Options: A Case Study From
North-western Ethiopia
Source: Land Degrad. Dev., Available Online, February, 2012 Year: 2012 Keywords: Interface
Africa Abstract: Deforestation in African Dry Forests is Widespread and Its Drivers Are
Complex and Vary in Space and Time. In This Paper, We Assessed Impacts of Immigration on
Dry Forests and Options for Improved Management in A Resettlement District in Northwestern
Ethiopia. Key Informants Interviews, Focus Group Discussions and Household
Questionnaire Survey Were Used to Collect data. The Results Indicated that Forests of the
District Are Degrading in Spatial Coverage and Quality. The Most Important Drivers Were Land
Use Change, Excessive Wood Harvest, Grazing pressure and Forest Fire Following
Immigration. The Continuous Influx of People With Different Origins, Cultures, Religions and
Lengths of Residence in the District Underscores Absence of Social bonds for Collective Action
to Regulate Access. This, Coupled With Weak Formal Regulatory System, Market Forces and
Policy Incentives for Farming, Resulted in A Near Open Access situation. Our Findings Confirm
the Negative Relationships Between Migration and Environment Not Necessarily Because of
the Mere Population Number Added Through Immigration but because of Lack of Regulatory
Frameworks (formal or Informal) and Poor Social Capital. Enforcing Existing Policy of Farm Size
and Putting Institutional Framework on the Ground to regulate Rate of Immigration,
Extraction of Forest Products and to Encourage Tree Planting to Meet Wood Demand Are
Suggested Measures. We Conclude that Government Programmes that opt for Resettlement
as A Measure for Poverty Alleviation Must Also Have Mitigating Measures to Reducing
Negative Impacts on the Natural Resource Base. Thus, the Trade-off Between environment
and Development Must Be Carefully Managed. How to Locate: Contact
Mlemenih@cgiar.com
Author(s): Leon, J. R. R., W. J. D. Van Leeuwen and G. M. Casady
Title: Using Modis-ndvi for the Modeling of Post-wildfire Vegetation Response as A Function of
Environmental Conditions and Pre-fire Restoration Treatments
Source: Remote Sensing 4: 5980621 Year: 2012 Keywords: Remote Sensing Ecology How to
Locate: Download With Google How to Locate: Fire Research Institute, Pdf Number 81322
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