2010 Research Meeting Presentations
Below are links to PowerPoint presentations with audio from the SageSTEP Research Team Meeting October 26, 2010.
The presentations with audio must be viewed on a computer that can run Adobe Flash Player. Download the latest version of Flash Player here. MP3 audio files and iPod video files are also available by clicking on the presentation with audio links.
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SageSTEP Introduction and Overview Jim McIver, Ecologist and SageSTEP Project Coordinator This presentation gives an overview of the SageSTEP research, including updates on treatment implementation, data collection, and outreach products. Click here to view the presentation with audio. |
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Jeff Burnham, Research Associate This presentation describes post-treatment effects of Plateau pre-emergent herbicide on vegetation in SageSTEP study plots that have received fuels treatments. Click here to view the presentation with audio. |
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Michael Reisner, Post-doctoral Researcher This presentation discusses factors and processes that affect invasibility of sagebrush ecosystems by cheatgrass, including water stress, heat stress and grazing. Click here to view the presentation with audio. |
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Sage-Cheat Vegetation Across sites and Among Treatments Dave Pyke, Plant Ecologist This presentation looks at first year post-treatment response of vegetation to fuels treatments in sagebrush ecosystems. Click here to view the presentation with audio. |
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Sagebrush Steppe Carbon and Climate Change Ben Rau, Soil Scientist This presentation discusses various aspects of carbon storage and cycling on Great Basin rangelands and their implications for climate change. Click here to view the presentation with audio. |
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April Hulet, Research Associate This presentation describes a study using remotely sensed images used to estimate vegetation cover, density and biomass in Great Basin pinyon and juniper woodlands. Click here to view the presentation with audio. |
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Geographic Variation in Crown Structure and Foliage Biomass of Woodland Trees Across the Great Basin Robin Tausch, Plant Ecologist This presentation compares tree data from a variety of woodland sites throughout the Great Basin. Click here to view the presentation with audio. |
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Measuring the Economic Benefits of Fire and Fire Surrogate Treatments Kim Rollins, Economist This presentation summarizes the four components of the SageSTEP economics research: 1) Wildfire suppression costs averted, 2) Valuation of ecological goods and services, 3) Ranch-level benefits, and 4) Deviation between ranch incentives and social benefits. Click here to view the presentation with audio. |
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Public Priorities for Rangeland Management in the Great Basin: Changes and Influences from 2006-2010 Bruce Shindler, Social Scientist This presentation shows a comparison of data from SageSTEP public opinion surveys conducted in 2006 and again in 2010, to better understand what people think about fuels treatments and the health of sagebrush rangelands. Click here to view the presentation with audio. |
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SageSTEP Pinyon-Juniper Hydrology: Implications for Rangeland CEAP Fred Pierson, Research Hydrologist This presentation describes preliminary results of the SageSTEP hydrology research and how these data can be used in the USDA Rangeland Conservation Environmental Assessment Project (CEAP). Click here to view the presentation with audio. |
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Preliminary Results: Treatment Response in Pinyon and Juniper Woodlands Rick Miller, Plant Community Ecologist This presentation describes vegetation response to fuels treatments throughout the SageSTEP woodland network. Click here to view the presentation with audio. |
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Bruce Roundy, Range Ecologist This presentation gives an update on various studies taking place at the SageSTEP woodland study sites in Utah, including soil moisture and vegetation, effects of shredding, and wildfire following fuels treatment. Click here to view the presentation with audio. |
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Steve Bunting, Rangeland Ecologist This presentation gives an overview of the Guide to Quantifying Fuels in the Great Basin based on SageSTEP pre-treatment fuels data, and presents plans for a second fuels guide, which will be based on post-treatment fuels data. Click here to view the presentation with audio. |
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Local and regional dynamics of bird communities in Utah juniper treatments Steve Knick, Research Ecologist This presentation discusses preliminary results of the SageSTEP bird research, including potential impacts of fuels treatments on passerine birds, at juniper woodland sites in Utah. Contact Steve Knick for more information about this presentation. |
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Fire effects on ants: worker vs. population response Jim McIver, Ecologist and SageSTEP Project Coordinator This presentation discusses the impacts of wildfire on ants at the SageSTEP Roberts site, which was previously treated with fuels treatments. Click here to view the presentation with audio. |
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SageSTEP Outreach: Accomplishments, Ongoing Activities, and Future Directions Mark Brunson, Social Scientist This presentation described the SageSTEP outreach effort to data as well as future plans for outreach as the project progresses. Click here to view the presentation with audio. |