"The Lake States Fire Science Consortium (LSFSC), funded by the Joint Fire
Science Program (JFSP), is a network of fire managers and scientists
interested in the fire-dependent ecosystems . . . "
Fire DEPENDENT ecosystems? Or fire-adapted?
I'd like to hear comments from all ecologists (and evolutionary biologists)
about this distinction.
WT
----- Original Message -----
From: "Corace, Greg" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September 16, 2013 5:02 AM
Subject: [ECOLOG-L] Fire and Wildlife in the Northern Lake States
The Lake States Fire Science Consortium (LSFSC), funded by the Joint Fire
Science Program (JFSP), is a network of fire managers and scientists
interested in the fire-dependent ecosystems of the northern Lake States
region (http://www.lakestatesfiresci.net/). To enhance our existing
understanding of disturbances, vegetation, and wildlife and the
integration
of this knowledge into the management of northern Lake States ecosystems,
we are initiating an information exchange whereby we will:
1) improve our publically accessible wildlife-fire literature citation
database1,2 by seeking input from wildlife professionals who might
identify
missed information, especially theses and dissertations;
2) evaluate state *Wildlife Action Plans* and other documents as
appropriate and consult with state-level experts to identify wildlife
(vertebrate species primarily) with high affinity for fire-dependent
ecosystem types of particular interest to the LSFSC (i.e., not generalist
species);
3) identify individuals and organizations across the northern portions of
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Ontario that are conducting related
inventory, monitoring, research and management and communicate this
information with other interested parties;
4) promote information exchange related to the above at one or more
professional events (webinar and/or conference and/or field trips); and
5) use all the above to draft a research needs statement that will be
presented to JFSP through the LSFSC.
WE REQUEST YOUR ASSISTANCE by:
1) contributing citations of academic theses/dissertations and grey
(i.e.,
agency) publications related to fire in northern (primarily forested) Lake
States ecosystems;
2) identifying individuals and organizations described under #3, above;
and
3) forwarding this email to other interested parties.
For more information on the project or to subscribe to our email list,
please contact Dr. Greg Corace (Seney NWR; [email protected]).
For more information on our existing literature database and/or to
contribute additional citations, please contact Dr. Jessica Miesel (
[email protected]).
1 http://lakestatesfiresci.net/referencesearch.htm
2 http://www.lakestatesfiresci.net/uwm_spring2012.htm
Apologies for cross postings.
--
R. Gregory Corace III, Ph.D.
Applied Sciences Program
Seney National Wildlife Refuge
1674 Refuge Entrance Rd.
Seney, MI 49883
Phone: (906) 586.9851 ext. 14
Fax: (906) 586.3800
Website: http://www.fws.gov/midwest/seney/
