Wayne, I may be behind in the way terminology for fire and ecosystems is used. But, I do hear people speak of fire dependent systems. I also hear people speak of fire adapted organisms. The usage makes sense to me. Organisms exhibit adaptations, and for example, trees with serotinous cones and or thick bark are fire adapted. The system they contribute to will succeed to some other sere if not visited by fire, but will be more nearly sustained with its mix of fire adapted species with periodic fires.
Is this correct? It is how I understand the situation. David McNeely ---- Wayne Tyson <landr...@cox.net> wrote: > "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" <greg_cor...@fws.gov> > To: <ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU> > 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; greg_cor...@fws.gov). > > > > For more information on our existing literature database and/or to > > contribute additional citations, please contact Dr. Jessica Miesel ( > > miese...@msu.edu). > > > > 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/ -- David McNeely
