Silver Complex References
Southwest Oregon History. Historical and cultural context and data relevant to the Silver Complex and Biscuit wildfires.
Wildfire: Atmosphere & Climate. Effects of wildfire on air quality; weather and wildfire; climate change; Global Warming.
Wildfire: Economics. Costs of suppression, loss of resources, effects on rural communities.
Wildfire: Forest Fuels. Types of fuels, fuels management, combustability.
Wildfire: Forest Soils. Effects of wildfire on soils, soil productivity, soil chemistry.
Wildfire: Forest Streams. Effects of wildfire on streams, water quality, erosion, fish populations.
Wildfire: Salvage Logging. Scientific research and opinion, legal actions, and management results.
Azuma, David L., Joseph Donnegan, and Donald Gedney 2004. Southwest Oregon Biscuit Fire: An Analysis of Forest Resources and Fire Severity. Research Paper PNW-RP-560, USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station, Portland, Oregon: 32 pp. [PDF]
Baker, William H. 1956. “Plants of Iron Mountain, Rogue River Range, Oregon,” American Midland Naturalist. Vol. 56, No. 1: 1-53.[PDF]
Raymond Crystal and David L. Peterson 2005. "How Did Prefire Treatments Affect the Biscuit Fire?," Fire Management Today. Vol. 65, No. 2: 18-22. [PDF]
Waring, Richard H., William H. Emmingham, and Steven W. Running 1975. “Environmental Limits of an Endemic Spruce, Picea breweriana,” Canadian Journal of Botany. Vol. 53: 1599-1613. [PDF]
Whittaker, R. H. 1954. "The Ecology of Serpentine Soils," Ecology. Vol. 35, Issue 2: 258-288. [PDF]
Whittaker, R. H. 1960. "Vegetation of the Siskiyou Mountains, Oregon and California," Ecological Mongraphs. Vol. 30, Issue 3: 279-338. [PDF]
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