Reports and Publications
Frid, L., L. Provencher, E. York, G. Green and K. Bryan. 2008. Adapting LANDFIRE vegetation models for restoration planning . Poster presented at the Association for Fire Ecology Regional Conference, Tuscon, AZ, January 28-31, 2008.
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Provencher, L., J. Campbell and J. Nachlinger. 2008. Implementation of mid-scale fire regime condition class mapping. International Journal of Wildland Fire 17:390-406.
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Carlson, M. and W. Kurz. 2007. Approximating natural landscape pattern using aggregated harvest. Can. J. For. Res. 37: 1846-1853.
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ESSA Technologies Ltd. 2007. Vegetation Dynamics Development Tool User Guide, Version 6.0. Prepared by ESSA Technologies Ltd., Vancouver, BC. 196 pp.
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Martin, B., D. Hanna, N. Korb and L. Frid. 2007. Decision Analysis of Alternative Invasive Weed Management Strategies for Three Montana Landscapes . Prepared by The Nature Conservancy of Montana, Helena, MT and ESSA Technologies Ltd., Vancouver, BC. 34 pp.
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Miller, C. 2007. Simulation of the consequences of different fire regimes to support wildland fire use decisions . Fire Ecology 3(2): 83-102.
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Provencher, L., T. Forbis, L. Frid and G. Medlyn. 2007. Comparing alternative management strategies of fire, grazing, and weed control using spatial modeling . Ecological Modelling 209: 249-263.
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Wilmshurst, J.F., R. Walton and L. Frid. 2007. TELSA model development 2005-2007: A report to Grasslands National Park of Canada May 25, 2007 . Parks Canada Agency, Western & Northern Service Center, Winnipeg, MB. 49 pp.
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Forbis, T.A., L. Provencher, L. Frid, and G. Medlyn. 2006. Great Basin land management planning using ecological modeling . Environmental Management 38(1):62-83.
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Frid, L. 2006. Decision analysis to evaluate control strategies for crested wheatgrass in Grasslands National Park of Canada . Prepared by ESSA Technologies Ltd., Vancouver, BC for Parks Canada, Winnipeg, MB. 21 pp.
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The Nature Conservancy, USDA Forest Service and Department of the Interior. 2006. LANDFIRE Vegetation Dynamics Modeling Manual, Version 4.1 . Boulder, CO. 71 pp.
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ESSA Technologies Ltd. 2005. TELSA: Tool for Exploratory Landscape Scenario Analyses,
Model Description, Version 3.3 . Vancouver, BC. 50 pp.
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ESSA Technologies Ltd. 2005. TELSA - Tool for Exploratory Landscape Scenario Analyses: User's Guide Version 3.3 . Prepared by ESSA Technologies Ltd., Vancouver, BC. 236 pp.
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Merzenich, J. and L. Frid. 2005. Projecting Landscape Conditions in Southern Utah Using VDDT . In: M. Bevers and T.M. Barrett (comps.). 2005. Systems Analysis in Forest Resources: Proceedings of the 2003 Symposium; October 7-9, Stevenson, WA. General Technical Report PNW-GTR-656. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. pp. 157-163.
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Shlisky, A.J., R.P. Guyette and K.C. Ryan. 2005. Modeling reference conditions to restore altered fire regimes in oak-hickory-pine forests: validating coarse models with local fire history data . EastFire Conference Proceedings. George Mason University , Fairfax , VA. May 12-13, 2005.
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Beukema, S.J., W.A. Kurz, W. Klenner, J. Merzenich and M. Arbaugh. 2003. Applying TELSA to assess alternative management scenarios . In: G.J. Arthaud and T.M. Barrett (eds.). Systems Analysis in Forest Resources. Kluwer Academic Publishers. pp. 145-154.
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Merzenich, J., W.A. Kurz, S. Beukema, M. Arbaugh and S. Schilling. 2003. Determining forest fuel treatments for the Bitterroot front using VDDT . In: G.J. Arthaud and T.M. Barrett (eds.). Systems Analysis in Forest Resources. Kluwer Academic Publishers. pp. 47-59.
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Swanson, F.J., J.H. Cissel and A. Reger. 2003. Chapter 9: Landscape Management: Diversity of Approaches and Points of Comparison. In: Monserud, R.A., R.W. Haynes and A.C. Johnson (eds.). Compatible Forest Management . Kluwer Academic Publishers. pp. 237-266.
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Barrett, T.M. 2001. Models of vegetation change for landscape planning: a comparison of FETM, LANDSUM, SIMPPLLE, and VDDT . Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-76-WWW. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 14 p.
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Beukema, S.J. and C.B. Pinkham. 2001. Vegetation pathway diagrams for the Morice and Lakes Innovative Forest Practices Agreement . Report IFPA No 451.01. 76 pp.
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Hann, W.J. and D.L. Bunnell. 2001. Fire and land management planning and implementation across multiple scales. International Journal of Wildland Fire 10:389-403.
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Hemstrom, M.A., J.J. Korol and W.J. Hann. 2001. Trends in terrestrial plant communities and landscape health indicate the effects of alternative management strategies in the interior Columbia River basin . Forest Ecology and Management 153:105-125.
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Arbaugh, M.J., S. Schilling, J. Merzenich and J.W. van Wagtendon. 2000. A test of the strategic fuels management model VDDT using historical data from Yosemite National Park . In: L.F. Neuenschwander and K.C. Ryan (tech. eds.). Proc. Joint Fire Sci. Conf. and Workshop, Vol II. Univ Idaho and Int. Assoc. Wildland Fire. pp. 85-89.
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Beukema, S.J. 2000. TELSA: A strategic planning tool for ecosystem management . 2000 ESRI International User Conference.
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Klenner, W., W.A. Kurz and S.J. Beukema. 2000. Habitat patterns in forested landscapes: management practices and the uncertainty associated with natural disturbances . Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 27: 243-262.
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Kurz, W.A., S.J. Beukema, W. Klenner, J.A. Greenough, D.C.E. Robinson, A.D. Sharpe and T.M. Webb. 2000. TELSA: the Tool for Exploratory Landscape Scenario Analyses . Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 27: 227-242.
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Weise, D.R., R. Kimberlin, M. Arbaugh, J. Chew, G. Jones, J. Merzenich, J.W. van Wagtendonk and M. Wiitala. 2000. A risk-based comparison of potential fuel treatment trade-off models . In: L.F. Neuenschwander and K.C. Ryan (tech. eds.). Proc. Joint Fire Sci. Conf. and Workshop, Vol II. Univ. Idaho and Int. Assoc. Wildland Fire. pp. 96-102.
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Merzenich, J., W.A. Kurz, S.J. Beukema, M. Arbaugh and S. Schilling. 1999. Long-range modelling of stochastic disturbances and management treatments using VDDT and TELSA. In: Proceedings: Society of American Foresters National Convention: Landscape Analysis Session. Portland, Oregon. Sep 14, 1999.
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