A consumer guide
Subtitle: tools to manage vegetation and fuels
By: David L. Peterson ... [et al.].
Contributors: Peterson, David L. 1954-; Pacific Northwest Research Station (Portland, Or.)
Series: General technical report PNW -- GTR-690.; General technical report PNW -- 690.
Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Portland, OR
Language: eng
Number of pages: 151
Subjects: Fire management.; Fuel reduction (Wildfire prevention); Decision support systems.
Other titles: Tools to manage vegetation and fuels.
Description: Current efforts to improve the scientific basis for fire management on public lands will benefit from more efficient transfer of technical information and tools that support planning, implementation, and effectiveness of vegetation and hazardous fuel treatments. The technical scope, complexity, and relevant spatial scale of analytical and decision-support tools differ considerably, which provides a challenge to resource managers and other users who want to select tools appropriate for a particular application. This publication provides a state-of-science summary of tools currently available for management of vegetation and fuels. Detailed summaries include a description of each tool, location where it can be obtained, relevant spatial scale, level of user knowledge required, data requirements, model outputs, application in fuel treatments, linkage to other tools, and availability of training and support. Streamlined summaries in tabular format allow users to rapidly identify those tools that could potentially be applied to a specific management need. In addition, an interdisciplinary team process is described that facilitates application of tools and decision making at different spatial scales.
Notes: Cover title.

"January 2007."

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