Wildland fire is an important disturbance agent in the western US and globally. However, the natural role of fire has been disrupted in many regions due to the influence of human activities, which have the potential to either exclude or promote fire, resulting in a ‘‘fire deficit’’ or ‘‘fire surplus’’, respectively. In this study, we developed a model of expected area burned for the western US ...

Invasive species have a wide range of effects on soils and their inhabitants. By altering soils, through their direct effects on native soil organisms (including plants), and by their interaction with the aboveground environment, invasive soil organisms can have dramatic effects on the environment, the economy and human health. The most widely recognized effects include damage to human health a...

Y. Balci, S. Balci, J. Eggers, and W. L. MacDonald, West Virginia University, Division of Plant and Soil Sciences, 1090 South Agricultural Sciences Building, Morgantown 26506; J. Juzwik, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service, Northern Research Station, St. Paul, MN 55108; R. P. Long, USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station, Delaware, OH 43015; and K. W. Gottschalk...

Rising wildfire suppression expetizditures on public land in the United States have led to increased scrutiny of wildfifne managemefzt practices. One area that has received particular attention is the Forest Service's increasing reliance on contract fire crews. Because a contract crew rate includes several costs that are not included in the wage costs of a Forest Service crew, it is difsicult t...

R. N. Sturrock*, S. J. Frankel, A. V. Brown, P. E. Hennon, J. T. Kliejunas, K. J. Lewis, J. J. Worrall and A. J. Woods Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Pacific Forestry Centre, 506 West Burnside Road, Victoria, British Columbia, V8Z 1M5, Canada; USDA-Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station, 800 Buchanan Street, Albany, California 94710, USA; UK Forestry Commission, ...

Contact Information Developing an online database of descriptions of ectomycorrhizae 1. Research Scientist, Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada, Pacific Forestry Centre, 506 Burnside Road West, Victoria, BC, V8Z 1M5. Email: [email protected] 2. Biologist, Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada, Pacific Forestry Centre, 506 Burnside Road West, Victoria, BC, V8Z 1...

Roger W. Perry, Southern Research Station, USDA forest Service, Hot Springs, AR 71902 Philip A. Tappe, Arkansas Forest Resources Center, School of Forest Resources, University of Arkansas, Monticello, AR 71656 David G. Peitz, Arkansas Forest Resources Center, School of Forest Resources, University of Arkansas, Monticello, AR 71656 Ronald E. Thill, Southern Research Station, USDA Forest Service,...

a Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Great Lakes Forestry Centre, 1219 Queen Street East, Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6A 2E5, Canada b USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station, Eastern Forest Environmental Threat Assessment Center, 3041 Cornwallis Road, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA c USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station, 3041 Cornwallis Road, Research Triangle...

Patrick C. Tobin*, Barry B. Bai, Donald A. Eggen and Donna S. Leonard Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Northern Research Station, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505, USA; Oregon Department of Agriculture, Plant Division, Salem, Oregon 97301, USA; Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bureau of Forestry, Division of Forest Pest Management, Middletown...