JFSP Completed Projects
You may search JFSP Project Information by the following: Project Number, Title, Principal Investigator, Cooperators or key words contained in a brief description of the project.
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The Use of Fire as a Tool for Managing Invasive Weeds | |
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Project # 06-S-01; Principal Investigator: Doug Johnson | |
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Cal-IPC organized a 2-day workshop attended by twenty western states land managers and researchers who are experts on the use of fire to control invasive weeds. The proceedings have been compiled into a report that captures the current state of knowledge on this topic. This material will be valuable to other land managers and researchers working to control invasive weeds. The current funding proposal will enable us to publish and distribute a professionally-designed report. The Use of Fire as a Tool for Managing Invasive Plants publication |
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Effects of Invasive Alien Plants on Fire Regimes | |
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Project # 02-S-03; Principal Investigator: Matthew L. Brooks | |
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This article was the result of a symposium titled “Fire and Invasive Plant Ecology and Management: The Need for Integration to Effectively Restore Ecosystems”, held at the 2002 Ecological Society of America annual meeting. It presents a multiphase model describing the interrelationships between plant invaders and fire regimes, provides a system for evaluating the relative effects of invaders, prioritizing them for control, and recommends ways to restore pre-invasion fire regime properties. |
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Proceedings of the Invasive Species Workshop: The Role of Fire in the Control and Spread of Invasive Species | |
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Project # 01-S-05; Technical Coordinators: Matthew L. Brooks and Stanley G. Coloff | |
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The purpose of the Fire and Invasive Species workshop was to assess the state of knowledge of the interactions of fire and invasive plants, including fire management practices related to control and susceptibility, influence of invasive species on fire regimes, influence of fire on invasive species, and influence of land use and land management practices on invasive species and fire. A further purpose was to identify management information needs and related research needs and priorities, and to raise national awareness of fire invasive species issues. The workshop proceedings are organized according to major eco-regions represented in the U.S.: Desert and Semi-Desert, Temperate Grasslands, Mediterranean Climates, Temperate and Boreal Coniferous Forests, Temperate Deciduous Forests, and Tropical and Subtropical Environments. |
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Invasive Plant and Fire Interactions: Use of the Fire Effects Information System to provide information for Managers | |
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Project # 00-1-2-09; Principal Investigator: Kevin C. Ryan | |
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The Fire Effects Information System (FEIS) was developed at the Fire Sciences Laboratory in Missoula, Montana and includes information on over 900 plant species with emphasis on how fire affects each species. Managers routinely use this database in their land management planning. Research here is targeted at conducting literature reviews on 60 non-native invasive plant species. This new or revised information is being incorporated into the FEIS database (www.fs.fed.us/database/feis) to improve managers’ ability to address problems associated with invasive species. |
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Fire Management Options for Controlling Woody Invasive Plants in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic U.S. | |
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Project # 00-1-2-06; Principal Investigator: Alison Dibble | |
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Alteration
of natural habitats by woody invasive plants is a concern for
land managers throughout the northeastern United States. This
project evaluated the effectiveness of applying various fuel
treatments at different times during the growing cycle for seven
woody invasive species: Gray Dogwood, Common Buckthorn, Multiflora
Rose, Japanese Barberry, Morrow’s Honeysuckle, Scotch
Broom, and Catbrier. Specific recommendations for each species
studied are included in the final report. Final Report Characteristics of Fuel Beds Invaded by Smilax Rotundifolia Thesis by Michael Ohman Journal of Forestry article Does the Lack of Reference Ecosystems Limit Our Science? A Case Study in Nonnative Invasive Plants as Forest Fuels. |
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Fire and invasive annual grasses in western ecosystems | |
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Project # 00-1-2-04; Principal Investigator: Matt Brooks | |
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Annual grasses have invaded a number of shrub and forest ecosystems in western North America and are linked to changes in both ecosystem structure and function. In addition to impacts on native plant diversity, these grasses have the potential to alter fuel structure and fire behavior. Scientific efforts are focused on examining interactions between fire, soil nutrients, and invasive grass productivity over a range of low-nutrient ecosystems (i.e. the Great Basin shrub steppe, Mojave Desert scrub, and Sierra Nevada yellow pine forest) currently dominated or threatened by invasive annual grasses. Information from this study will be combined with NRCS soil survey data to create landscape level maps of post-fire susceptibility of western ecosystems to invasion by exotic species. |
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Spatial interactions among fuels, wildfire, and invasive plants | |
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Project # 00-1-2-01; Principal Investigator: Phil Omi | |
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Synergistic interactions among fuels, extreme wildfire behavior, and exotic species invasions are increasingly recognized as major threats to the structure and function of natural ecosystems. No standardized investigation of these interactions has been conducted to date. Researchers will study fuels, burn severity, and invasive species in areas recently affected by large wildfires to determine the factors that contribute to post-fire invasion and persistence of exotic plants and to identify effective mitigation options for land managers. |
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