Fire at the edge of a cypress dome

Fire in wetlands: its consequences and correlates. A study by the University of South Florida, The Nature Conservancy, and US Fish and Wildlife Service. Funded by the US Joint Fire Sciences Program

All photos on this page taken at The Nature Conservancy’s Disney Wilderness Preserve, Kissimmee, FL, and courtesy of Sandy Woiak, The Nature Conservancy

This page presents information on a joint fire study effort on the effects of fire in wetlands, conducted at the Disney Wilderness Preserve (DWP) in Kissimmee, FL. The DWP is a 12,000 acre site managed by The Nature Conservancy for wetland restoration. In our study, we are analyzing both wildfires and prescribed burns.

Click on the links below to find out more about the organizations involved, the grant and proposal, research findings, and other fire sites.

Proposal and Site Information: Abstract Proposal DWP site map Project information: 2003 interim progress report Participants in our 2002 advisory board meeting. Final project report Analysis and Findings: Preliminary results: PowerPoint - talk at JFSP PI workshop, 2003 PowerPoint - talk at JFSP PI workshop, 2004 PowerPoint - poster at JFSP workshop, 2005 Papers: Papers are currently in review Sponsor: Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP) Research Affiliates: Fire management branch of the US Fish and Wildlife Service The Nature Conservancy - Disney Wilderness Preserve University of South Florida - Fox lab, Dept. of Biology Literature on wetland fires: Bibliography – no sorting or annotation, dated 2006. From peer-reviewed literature only. A USGS bibliography – sorted by subtopic, but dated 1988. Includes much gray literature. Other sites: The Nature Conservancy (home page) Tall Timbers Research Station Florida State Forests Forest Conservation and Management Prescribed Fire Florida's Forests Urban Interface Fire Hazard Reduction Fire in Florida's Ecosystem. Elementary Education Level Florida Fire Weather Information 2nd International Wildland Fire Ecology Congress, Orlando, FL, Nov. 16-20, 2003	Pine flatwood
	Fire in hardwood forest
	Cypress dome

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The massive database programming done for this project is by Steve Surosky, who does database consulting and programming work.

This site is maintained by the University of South Florida - Fox lab. Last updated 5/22/06.