Fire Effects Information System

Format of FEIS reviews

What topics are in a review?*
What is contained in the topics?

Animal Species Review:

INTRODUCTORY
AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION: Complete citation for the review; can be cut-and-pasted into other documents
ABBREVIATION: 4-letter abbreviation used as keyword in Citation Retrieval System
COMMON NAMES
TAXONOMY
ORDER
CLASS

ANIMAL DISTRIBUTION AND OCCURRENCE
GENERAL DISTRIBUTION
PLANT COMMUNITIES

BIOLOGICAL DATA AND HABITAT REQUIREMENTS
BIOLOGICAL DATA
PREFERRED HABITAT
MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS: Includes Federal Legal Status (Endangered, threatened, etc.) and Other Status (Endangered, threatened, etc. in states and and Canadian provinces; weed status)

FIRE EFFECTS AND MANAGEMENT
DIRECT FIRE EFFECTS ON ANIMALS (sometimes called "first-order" fire effects)
INDIRECT FIRE EFFECTS (sometimes called "second-order" fire effects): Discusses how fire affects plant species the animal species uses for forage, cover, or other purposes, and other habitat-related effects of fire.
FIRE REGIMES: Summarizes information on fire regimes and fire behavior for plant communities where the animal is common.
FIRE MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS: Discusses implications of fire effects for the practice of fire management, such as planning fire use, prescribed fire specifications, fire exclusion, fire behavior, fuel management, fire hazard, etc.

FIRE CASE STUDIES
Summary of one or more research projects on the effects of prescribed fire on the animal, including information about prefire conditions, burning conditions, fire behavior, and animal response.

APPENDIX: FIRE REGIME TABLE
The table provides historic fire-return intervals for plant communities and ecosystems in which the species occurs. If you are interested in plant communities or ecosystems that are not listed, see the expanded Fire Regime Table.

REFERENCES
Complete citations for all reports cited in the species review

Plant and Lichen Species Reviews:

INTRODUCTORY
AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION: Complete citation for this review; can be cut-and-pasted into other documents
ABBREVIATION: 6- or 7-letter abbreviation used as keyword in the Citation Retrieval System
SYNONYMS
COMMON NAMES
TAXONOMY
LIFE FORM: Tree, shrub, vine or liana, graminoid, forb, cactus, fern or fern ally, bryophyte, lichen

DISTRIBUTION AND OCCURRENCE
GENERAL DISTRIBUTION
SITE CHARACTERISTICS AND AND PLANT COMMUNITIES: Includes information on topography, soil types and elevations where species occurs

BOTANICAL AND ECOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS
GENERAL BOTANICAL CHARACTERISTICS: Traits related to survival and regeneration; not a key for identification
SEASONAL DEVELOPMENT: phenology
REGENERATION PROCESSES: Regeneration from vegetative parts and from seed; includes seed banking
SUCCESSIONAL STATUS: Includes information on shade tolerance, occurrences as pioneer and/or persistent species

FIRE EFFECTS AND MANAGEMENT
FIRE EFFECTS: Includes Immediate Fire Effect in Plant (sometimes called "immediate", "direct", or "first-order" fire effects); Postfire Regeneration Strategy, a list of ways the species may regenerate after fire; Plant Adaptations and Plant Response to Fire (Sometimes called "second-order" or "indirect" fire effects)
FUELS AND FIRE REGIMES: Contains information for estimating fuel loadings, if available. Provides information on fire regimes.
FIRE MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS: Discuss implications of fire effects and plant response information for practice of fire management, such as planning fire use, prescribed fire specifications, fire exclusion, fire behavior, fuel management, fire hazard reduction, etc.

FIRE CASE STUDIES
Summary of one or more research projects on the effects of prescribed fire (or rarely, wildfire) on the plant, including information about prefire conditions, burning conditions, fire behavior, and animal response

MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS (for reviews of noninvasive plants)
FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS: Endangered, threatened, etc.
OTHER STATUS: Endangered, threatened, etc. in United States and Canada; weed status
IMPORTANCE TO LIVESTOCK AND WILDLIFE
VALUE FOR REHABILITATION OF DISTURBED SITES
OTHER USES
OTHER MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS

or:

MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS (for reviews of invasive plants)
IMPORTANCE TO LIVESTOCK AND WILDLIFE
OTHER USES
IMPACTS AND CONTROL

APPENDIX: FIRE REGIME TABLE
The table provides historic fire-return intervals for plant communities and ecosystems in which the species occurs. If you are interested in plant communities or ecosystems that are not listed, see the expanded Fire Regime Table.

REFERENCES
Complete citations for all reports cited in the species review

Research Project Summary Review:

INTRODUCTORY
INTRODUCTION: Includes the citation for the FEIS Research Project Summary the reference(s) on which the Research Project Summary is primarily based
STUDY LOCATION
SITE DESCRIPTION
PREFIRE PLANT COMMUNITY
PLANT PHENOLOGY: Seasonal development of the vegetation when burned
FIRE SEASON AND SEVERITY CLASSIFICATION: Description of fire timing and severity
FIRE DESCRIPTION: Fire behavior, fire weather, fuel consumption, etc.
FIRE EFFECTS ON PLANT COMMUNITY: Increased, decreased, or unchanged species abundance, frequency, cover, etc. following fire
FIRE MANAGEMENT IMPLICATIONS
APPENDIX: SPECIES INCLUDED IN THE SUMMARY

REFERENCES
Complete citations for all references cited in the Research Project Summary

Canada:

Mexico: