After the Fires: The Ecology of Change in Yellowstone National Park
After the Fires: The Ecology of Change in Yellowstone National Park
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Abstract
This book presents the history and aftereffects of the fires of 1988 that swept through the Greater Yellowstone ecosystem (GYE) describes the chronology of the fires, the areas burned, and the extent of fire in those regions. One of the biggest concerns of the public was how individual plants and animals fared. Thinking hierarchically, we know that the patterns seen at the community and ecosystem levels are the result of mechanistic responses at the individual and population levels. It is important to know how forest trees and grass-land species responded. Some of the greatest public concern was for large animals, particularly Elk. Elk mortality and population responses after the fires took some surprising turns. The GYE is an extremely heterogeneous environment. Plant communities provide essential habitat for the megaherbivores of the GYE as well. Although we know numbers and how the populations of these animals have changed since the fires, it is difficult to determine the mechanisms behind these changes. Using simulation models and comparing their results with reality can yield important insights as to the mechanisms governing ungulate response to fire. The sediments of Yellowstone's lakes provide an opportunity to reconstruct the vegetation and fire history of the region back to the time of late-Pleistocene deglaciation.
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Front Matter
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Part I Historical and Geological Perspective
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The Fires of 1988: A Chronology and Invitation to Research
Linda L. Wallace and others
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Postglacial Fire, Vegetation, and Climate History of the Yellowstone-Lamar and Central Plateau Provinces, Yellowstone National Park
Sarah H. Millspaugh and others
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Yellowstone Fires and the Physical Landscape
Grant A. Meyer
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The Fires of 1988: A Chronology and Invitation to Research
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Part II Effects on Individuals and Species
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Establishment, Growth, and Survival of Lodgepole Pine in the First Decade
Jay E. Anderson and others
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Fire Effects, Elk, and Ecosystem Resilience in Yellowstone's Sagebrush Grasslands
Benjamin F. Tracy
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Elk Biology and Ecology Before and After the Yellowstone Fires of 1988
Francis J. Singer and others
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Establishment, Growth, and Survival of Lodgepole Pine in the First Decade
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Part III Effects on Aquatic Systems
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Effects of Wildfire on Growth of Cutthroat Trout in Yellowstone Lake
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Stream Ecosystem Responses to Fire: The First Ten Years
G. Wayne Minshall and others
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Food Web Dynamics in Yellowstone Streams: Shifts in the Trophic Basis of a Stream Food Web After Wildfire Disturbance
Timothy B. Mihuc
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Role of Fire in Determining Annual Water Yield in Mountain Watersheds
Phillip E. Farnes and others
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Effects of Wildfire on Growth of Cutthroat Trout in Yellowstone Lake
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Part IV Terrestrial Ecosystem and Landscape Perspective
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Early Posture Forest Succession in the Heterogeneous Teton Landscape
Kathleen M. Doyle
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Snags and Coarse Woody Debris: An Important Legacy of Forests in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
Daniel B. Tinker andDennis H. Knight
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Fire Patterns and Ungulate Survival in Northern Yellowstone Park: The Results of Two Independent Models
Linda L. Wallace and others
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Ten Years After the 1988 Yellowstone Fires: Is Restoration Needed?
William H. Romme andMonica G. Turner
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Epilogue: After the Fires. What Have We Learned?
Linda L. Wallace andNorman L. Christensen
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Early Posture Forest Succession in the Heterogeneous Teton Landscape
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End Matter
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