Determining the Ecological Effects of Fire Suppression, Fuels Treatment, and Wildlife Through Bird Monitoring in the Klamath Ecoregion of Southern Oregon and Northern California (Project 91B-3-2-10). Final Report

摘要

With funding from the Joint Fire Sciences Program (JFSP) we investigated ecological effects of fire management by implementing a comprehensive study of bird distribution as it relates to fire suppression, fuels treatment, and wildfire rehabilitation in the Klamath Ecoregion of southern Oregon and northern California. This project augmented data from other studies to: address new fire-related questions, analyze historical bird and vegetation data, and provide resources for analysis of fire-related data funded by cooperators. By coordinating efforts of management-related bird monitoring programs of the USDA Forest Service, USDI Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, and others, this project was intended to enable agencies to expedite scientifically sound and effective monitoring programs that cross agency jurisdictions and fuel types. This project was designed to demonstrate the utility of bird monitoring as a tool for measuring the ecological effects of fire management.