Wednesday, August 8, 2007: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM
Guadalupe, San Jose Marriott
COS 86 - Fire ecology I
1:30 PM	COS 86-1		The historical role and current restoration applications of fire in maintaining beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax) habitat Daniela J. Shebitz, Kean University, Justine E. James Jr., Quinault Indian Nation
1:50 PM	COS 86-2		Nitrogen deposition alters ecosystem fire recovery in semi-arid chaparral ecosystems of southern California Sarah C. Pasquini, California State University, George L. Vourlitis, California State University
2:10 PM	COS 86-3		Multidecadal climate variability and climate interactions affect subalpine fire occurrence, western Colorado (USA) Tania Schoennagel, University of Colorado-Boulder, Thomas Veblen, University of Colorado-Boulder, Dominik Kulakowski, University of Colorado-Boulder, Andrés Holz, University of Colorado-Boulder
2:30 PM	COS 86-4		Spatiotemporal trends in fire severity and heterogeneity in the Sierra Nevada, California, 1984–2004 Jay D. Miller, USDA Forest Service, Fire and Aviation Management, Pacific Southwest Region, Hugh D. Safford, USDA-Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Region; University of California-Davis, Department of Environmental Science and Policy
2:50 PM	COS 86-5		Predicting fire in Yosemite National Park: Snow depth, natural ignitions, burn severity, and burn complexity James A. Lutz, University of Washington, Jan W. Van Wagtendonk, USGS Western Ecological Research Center, Andrea E. Thode, Northern Arizona University, Jay D. Miller, USDA Forest Service, Jerry F. Franklin, University of Washington
3:10 PM			Break
3:20 PM	COS 86-6		Effects of a stand-replacement wildfire on deer mice: Testing the hypothesis of source-sink dynamics Rafal Zwolak, University of Montana, Kerry R. Foresman, University of Montana
3:40 PM	COS 86-7		Variable impact of late summer fire and post-fire grazing intensity on grasshopper populations in a northern mixed-grass prairie David H. Branson, USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Lance T. Vermeire, USDA-Agricultural Research Service
4:00 PM	COS 86-8		Bird community structure following multiple high severity fires and post-fire logging in the Klamath-Siskiyou region Joseph B. Fontaine, Oregon State University, Dan C. Donato, Oregon State University, Beverly E. Law, Oregon State University, J. Boone Kauffman, Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry, USDA Forest Service, W. Douglas Robinson, Oregon State University

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