- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Preface
-
Part I Historical and Geological Perspective -
Chapter 1 The Fires of 1988: A Chronology and Invitation to Research -
Chapter 2 Postglacial Fire, Vegetation, and Climate History of the Yellowstone-Lamar and Central Plateau Provinces, Yellowstone National Park -
Chapter 3 Yellowstone Fires and the Physical Landscape -
Part II Effects on Individuals and Species -
Chapter 4 Establishment, Growth, and Survival of Lodgepole Pine in the First Decade -
Chapter 5 Fire Effects, Elk, and Ecosystem Resilience in Yellowstone's Sagebrush Grasslands -
Chapter 6 Elk Biology and Ecology Before and After the Yellowstone Fires of 1988 -
Part III Effects on Aquatic Systems -
Chapter 7 Effects of Wildfire on Growth of Cutthroat Trout in Yellowstone Lake -
Chapter 8 Stream Ecosystem Responses to Fire: The First Ten Years -
Chapter 9 Food Web Dynamics in Yellowstone Streams: Shifts in the Trophic Basis of a Stream Food Web After Wildfire Disturbance -
Chapter 10 Role of Fire in Determining Annual Water Yield in Mountain Watersheds -
Part IV Terrestrial Ecosystem and Landscape Perspective -
Chapter 11 Early Posture Forest Succession in the Heterogeneous Teton Landscape -
Chapter 12 Snags and Coarse Woody Debris: An Important Legacy of Forests in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem -
Chapter 13 Fire Patterns and Ungulate Survival in Northern Yellowstone Park: The Results of Two Independent Models -
Chapter 14 Ten Years After the 1988 Yellowstone Fires: Is Restoration Needed? -
Chapter 15 Epilogue: After the Fires. What Have We Learned? - Contributors
- Index
The Fires of 1988: A Chronology and Invitation to Research
The Fires of 1988: A Chronology and Invitation to Research
- Chapter:
- (p.3) Chapter 1 The Fires of 1988: A Chronology and Invitation to Research
- Source:
- After the Fires
- Author(s):
Linda L. Wallace
Francis J. Singer
Paul Schullery
- Publisher:
- Yale University Press
This chapter looks at the large-scale fires of 1998 that swept through the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, most notably in Yellowstone National Park. It resulted from a combination of drought, above-average temperatures, and numerous dry thunderstorms with lightning strikes and high winds. One of the biggest concerns of the public during and after the fires of 1998 was how individual plants and animals fared. Some of the greatest public concerns were for large animals, particularly Elk. Elk mortality and population responses after the fires took some surprising turns. The public interest in how fires affect water availability and quality.
Keywords: Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, Yellowstone National Park, drought, Elk mortality, thunderstorms
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- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Preface
-
Part I Historical and Geological Perspective -
Chapter 1 The Fires of 1988: A Chronology and Invitation to Research -
Chapter 2 Postglacial Fire, Vegetation, and Climate History of the Yellowstone-Lamar and Central Plateau Provinces, Yellowstone National Park -
Chapter 3 Yellowstone Fires and the Physical Landscape -
Part II Effects on Individuals and Species -
Chapter 4 Establishment, Growth, and Survival of Lodgepole Pine in the First Decade -
Chapter 5 Fire Effects, Elk, and Ecosystem Resilience in Yellowstone's Sagebrush Grasslands -
Chapter 6 Elk Biology and Ecology Before and After the Yellowstone Fires of 1988 -
Part III Effects on Aquatic Systems -
Chapter 7 Effects of Wildfire on Growth of Cutthroat Trout in Yellowstone Lake -
Chapter 8 Stream Ecosystem Responses to Fire: The First Ten Years -
Chapter 9 Food Web Dynamics in Yellowstone Streams: Shifts in the Trophic Basis of a Stream Food Web After Wildfire Disturbance -
Chapter 10 Role of Fire in Determining Annual Water Yield in Mountain Watersheds -
Part IV Terrestrial Ecosystem and Landscape Perspective -
Chapter 11 Early Posture Forest Succession in the Heterogeneous Teton Landscape -
Chapter 12 Snags and Coarse Woody Debris: An Important Legacy of Forests in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem -
Chapter 13 Fire Patterns and Ungulate Survival in Northern Yellowstone Park: The Results of Two Independent Models -
Chapter 14 Ten Years After the 1988 Yellowstone Fires: Is Restoration Needed? -
Chapter 15 Epilogue: After the Fires. What Have We Learned? - Contributors
- Index