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Title:

Fire Ecology Research

Url:

https://www.usgs.gov/centers/werc

Publisher:

Western Ecological Research Center (Geological Survey)

Description: This United States Geological Survey (USGS) website provides information gathered by the Western Ecological Research Center (WERC) about the importance of wildfires to ecosystem processes in the Pacific Southwest. Details are provided about fire history and ecology in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, Nevada forests, California shrub lands, and Mojave and Sonoran deserts. Topics include the ecological impacts of fire suppression, livestock grazing, invasive species, timber harvests, and changes in climate.

LC Classification:

Agriculture -- Forestry -- Conservation and protection -- Damage by elements -- Forest fires and wildfires
Agriculture -- Forestry -- Conservation and protection -- Damage by elements -- Forest fires and wildfires -- Study and teaching. Research
Agriculture -- Forestry -- Conservation and protection -- Damage by elements -- Forest fires and wildfires -- Study and teaching. Research -- General works
Agriculture -- Forestry -- Special aspects of forestry, A-Z -- Fire management
Bibliography. Library science. Information resources (General) -- Subject bibliography -- Biology -- Special topics, A-Z -- Fire ecology
Science -- Natural history. Biology -- Biology (General) -- Ecology -- Influence of special factors in the environment -- Special, A-Z -- Fire. Fire ecology
Technology -- Building construction -- Protection from fire. Fire prevention and extinction -- History

GEM Subject:

Science
Science -- Ecology
Science -- Earth science
Science -- Physical sciences

Key Concept:

Ecology
Ecology -- Conservation
Agriculture -- Forestry

Resource Type:

Collection
Reference Material

Format:

Document -- HTML

Audience:

Educator
Learner

Education Level:

High School
Higher Education -- Graduate/Professional
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Lower Division)
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Upper Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Upper Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Lower Division)
Vocational/Professional Development Education

Language:

English

Access Rights:

Free access

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