1. Class 13a: Fire ecology

2. Wildfire

3. Wildfire consequences: species Animals Plants

4. Wildfire consequences: ecosystems Temporary disturbance

5. To fight or not to fight? When fires are suppressed, material builds up

6. Chaparral (S. CA)

7. Prairie/steppe (Midwest)

8. Needleleaf forest (Rocky Mts.)

9. Yellowstone National Park The first National Park Ecosystem reliant on fire

10. Yellowstone National Park 1988 summer unusually dry and hot 13 major fires (8 human-caused)

11. Yellowstone National Park Media coverage largely negative But recovery was faster than expected