Creation and validation of a custom fuel model representing mature Panicum maximum (Guinea Grass) in Hawaii
- Author:
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Beavers, Andrew M.
- Title:
- Creation and validation of a custom fuel model representing mature Panicum maximum (Guinea Grass) in Hawaii
- Year:
- 2001
- Subject:
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Grasses
Fire management
Military training camps environmental aspects Pohakuloa
- Summary:
- The risk that fire poses in Hawaii to the native ecosystems throughout the islands is often overlooked as a major force change on the landscape especially on the leeward sides where the weather is often drier. Due to the fire prone nature of military training, the US Army Hawaii lands have been the site of a significant number of fires, causing concern among neighboring communities and environmental groups. As a result, the unique fuels and climate of Hawaii required that a custom fuel model be developed especially with regard to the Panicum maximum Jacq. (Guinea grass) this is most abundant and most fire prone vegetation on Army installations on Oahu. This document discusses the two areas that were used in the study -- the Makua Military Reservation and Schofield Barracks, the methods used to develop this study, and a summary of the results discovered from this study.
- URL:
- http://www.cemml.colostate.edu/assets/pdf/tps01-12sm.pdf
- Date:
- March 2001
- Collection:
- Monographs