Ecological Foundations for Fire Management: USGS Research Brief

USGS Western Ecological Research Center publication brief.
In a recent USFS publication, USGS scientist Dr. Jon Keeley led a team of scientists from various agencies and academic institutions in developing a framework that will inform fire management of ecosystems.
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Keeley, J. E., G. H. Aplet, N. L. Christensen, S. G. Conard, E. A. Johnson, P. N. Omi, D. L. Peterson, and T. W. Swetnam. 2009. Ecological foundations for fire management in North American forest and shrubland ecosystems. USDA Forest Service, General Technical Report PNW-GTR-779, Pacific Northwest Research Station, Portland, Oregon.