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After the fires : the ecology of change in Yellowstone National Park / edited by Linda L. Wallace.

Wallace, Linda L., 1951- (Added Author).

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  • ISBN: 0300100485 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • Physical Description: x, 390 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
  • Publisher: New Haven : Yale University Press, c2004.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
1. The fires of 1988 : a chronology and invitation to research / Linda L. Wallace, Francis J. Singer and Paul Schullery -- 2. Postglacial fire, vegetation, and climate history of the Yellowstone-Lamar and Central Plateau provinces, Yellowstone National Park / Sarah H. Millspaugh, Cathy Whitlock and Patrick J. Bartlein -- 3. Yellowstone fires and the physical landscape / Grant A. Meyer -- 4. Establishment, growth, and survival of lodgepole pine in the first decade / Jay E. Anderson, Marshall Ellis, Carol D. von Dohlen and William H. Romme -- 5. Fire effects, elk, and ecosystem resilience in Yellowstone's sagebrush grasslands / Benjamin F. Tracy -- 6. Elk biology and ecology before and after the Yellowstone fires of 1988 / Francis J. Singer, Michael B. Coughenour and Jack E. Norland -- 7. Effects of wildfire on growth of cutthroat trout in Yellowstone Lake / Robert E. Gresswell --
8. Stream ecosystem responses to fire : the first ten years / G. Wayne Minshall, Todd V. Royer and Christopher T. Robinson -- 9. Food web dynamics in Yellowstone streams : shifts in the trophic basis of a stream food web after wildfire disturbance / Timothy B. Mihuc -- 10. Role of fire in determining annual water yield in mountain watersheds / Phillip E. Farnes, Ward W. McCaughey and Katherine J. Hansen -- 11. Early postfire forest succession in the heterogenous teton landscape / Kathleen M. Doyle -- 12. Snags and coarse woody debris : an important legacy of forests in the greater Yellowstone ecosystem / Daniel B. Tinker and Dennis H. Knight -- 13. Fire patterns and ungulate survival in Northern Yellowstone Park : the results of two independent models / Linda L. Wallace, Michael B. Coughenour, Monica G. Turner and William H. Romme -- 14. Ten years after the 1988 Yellowstone fires : is restoration needed? / William H. Romme and Monica G. Turner -- 15. Epilogue : after the fires, what have we learned? / Linda L. Wallace and Norman L. Christensen.
Subject: Forest fires > Yellowstone National Park.
Forest fires > Environmental aspects > Yellowstone National Park.
Fire ecology > Yellowstone National Park.
Yellowstone National Park.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Camosun College Library.

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Preface ix
Part I Historical and Geological Perspective
The Fires of 1988: A Chronology and Invitation to Research
3(7)
Linda L. Wallace
Francis J. Singer
Paul Schullery
Postglacial Fire, Vegetation, and Climate History of the Yellowstone-Lamar and Central Plateau Provinces, Yellowstone National Park
10(19)
Sarah H. Millspaugh
Cathy Whitlock
Patrick J. Bartlein
Yellowstone Fires and the Physical Landscape
29(26)
Grant A. Meyer
Part II Effects on Individuals and Species
Establishment, Growth, and Survival of Lodgepole Pine in the First Decade
55(47)
Jay E. Anderson
Marshall Ellis
Carol D. von Dohlen
William H. Romme
Fire Effects, Elk, and Ecosystem Resilience in Yellowstone's Sagebrush Grasslands
102(15)
Benjamin F. Tracy
Elk Biology and Ecology Before and After the Yellowstone Fires of 1988
117(26)
Francis J. Singer
Michael B. Coughenour
Jack E. Norland
Part III Effects on Aquatic Systems
Effects of Wildfire on Growth of Cutthroat Trout in Yellowstone Lake
143(22)
Robert E. Gresswell
Stream Ecosystem Responses to Fire: The First Ten Years
165(24)
G. Wayne Minshall
Todd V. Royer
Christopher T. Robinson
Food Web Dynamics in Yellowstone Streams: Shifts in the Trophic Basis of a Stream Food Web After Wildfire Disturbance
189(11)
Timothy B. Mihuc
Role of Fire in Determining Annual Water Yield in Mountain Watersheds
200(35)
Phillip E. Farnes
Ward W. McCaughey
Katherine J. Hansen
Part IV Terrestrial Ecosystem and Landscape Perspective
Early Postfire Forest Succession in the Heterogeneous Teton Landscape
235(44)
Kathleen M. Doyle
Snags and Coarse Woody Debris: An Important Legacy of Forests in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
279(20)
Daniel B. Tinker
Dennis H. Knight
Fire Patterns and Ungulate Survival in Northern Yellowstone Park: The Results of Two Independent Models
299(19)
Linda L. Wallace
Michael B. Coughenour
Monica G. Turner
William H. Romme
Ten Years After the 1988 Yellowstone Fires: Is Restoration Needed?
318(44)
William H. Romme
Monica G. Turner
Epilogue: After the Fires. What Have We Learned?
362(11)
Linda L. Wallace
Norman L. Christensen
List of Contributors 373(2)
Index 375


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