Date of Award:
5-1994
Document Type:
Thesis
Degree Name:
Master of Science (MS)
Department:
Wildland Resources
Department name when degree awarded
Forest Resources
Committee Chair(s)
David W. Roberts
Committee
David W. Roberts
Abstract
A comprehensive fuel load assessment of all plant communities in Bryce Canyon National Park is provided. Fuel loads by community type are pooled into "fuel type associations" based on similarity in predicted fire behavior, and the fuel type associations are mapped throughout the Park. For each fuel type association, a series of fire behavior simulations is presented describing expected rates of spread and intensities for typical conditions in each month of the fire season and for a worst-case scenario. These fire behavior predictions provide guidelines for writing prescribed burning prescriptions or for quickly assessing the need for possible fire suppression and the amount of effort required to suppress particular fires.
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Recommended Citation
Wight, Doug W., "Fuel Load and Plant Community Dynamics of Bryce Canyon National Park" (1994). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023. 7296.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/7296
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