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
FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS: Endangered, threatened, etc.
OTHER STATUS: Endangered, threatened, etc. status in United States and/or Canada
ANIMAL DISTRIBUTION AND OCCURRENCE
GENERAL DISTRIBUTION
PLANT COMMUNITIES
BIOLOGICAL DATA AND HABITAT REQUIREMENTS
LIFE HISTORY
PREFERRED HABITAT
COVER REQUIREMENTS
FOOD HABITS
PREDATORS
MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS
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
NRCS PLANT CODE
COMMON NAMES
TAXONOMY
LIFE FORM: Tree, shrub, vine, graminoid, forb, cactus, fern, bryophyte, lichen
FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS: Endangered, threatened, etc.
OTHER STATUS: Endangered, threatened, etc. in United States and Canada; weed status
DISTRIBUTION AND OCCURRENCE
GENERAL DISTRIBUTION
HABITAT TYPES AND PLANT COMMUNITIES
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
SITE CHARACTERISTICS: Includes information on topography, soil types
and elevations where species occurs
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)
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
Kuchler Potential Natural Vegetation Type Review:
INTRODUCTION
AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION: Complete citation for the Kuchler review; can be cut-and-pasted into other documents
KUCHLER TYPE NUMBER
PHYSIOGNOMY (general appearance)
OCCURRENCE
DESCRIPTION
PHYSIOGRAPHY (elevation, hydrology, site characteristics)
CLIMATE
SOILS
VEGETATION
WILDLIFE
ECOLOGICAL RELATIONSHIPS (including successional patterns)
KUCHLER TYPE MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS
FORESTRY VALUES
RANGE VALUES
WILDLIFE VALUES
OTHER VALUES
OTHER MANAGEMENT CONCERNS
KUCHLER TYPE FIRE ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
FUELS, FLAMMABILITY AND FIRE OCCURRENCE (including fire regimes)
FIRE EFFECTS ON SITE
FIRE EFFECTS ON VEGETATION
FIRE EFFECTS ON RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
FIRE USE CONSIDERATIONS
FIRE MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS
REHABILITATION OF SITES FOLLOWING WILDFIRE
REFERENCES Complete citations for all reports cited in the Kuchler review
Research Project Summary Review:
INTRODUCTORY
RESEARCH PROJECT SUMMARY CITATION: Reference on which the research project summary is primarily based
SPECIES INCLUDED IN THE SUMMARY
STUDY LOCATION
SITE DESCRIPTION
PREFIRE PLANT COMMUNITY
PLANT PHENOLOGY: Seasonal development of the vegetation when burned
SEASON/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
REFERENCES
Complete citations for all references cited in the research project summary
STATE/PROVINCE abbreviation
key:
United States:
AL (Alabama) |
AK (Alaska) |
AZ (Arizona) |
AR (Arkansas |
CA (California) |
CO (Colorado) |
CT (Connecticut) |
DE (Delaware) |
FL (Florida) |
GA (Georgia) |
HI (Hawaii) |
ID (Idaho) |
IL (Illinois) |
IN (Indiana) |
IA (Iowa) |
KS (Kansas) |
KY (Kentucky) |
LA (Louisiana) |
ME (Maine) |
MD (Maryland) |
MA (Massachusetts) |
MI (Michigan) |
MN (Minnesota) |
MS (Mississippi) |
MO (Missouri) |
MT (Montana) |
NE (Nebraska) |
NV (Nevada) |
NH (New Hampshire) |
NJ (New Jersey) |
NM (New Mexico) |
NY (New York) |
NC (North Carolina) |
ND (North Dakota) |
OH (Ohio) |
OK (Oklahoma) |
OR (Oregon) |
PA (Pennsylvania) |
RI (Rhode Island) |
SC (South Carolina) |
SD (South Dakota) |
TN (Tennessee) |
TX (Texas) |
UT (Utah) |
VT (Vermont) |
VA (Virginia) |
WA (Washington) |
WV (West Virginia) |
WI (Wisconsin) |
WY (Wyoming) |
DC (District of Columbia) |
PR (Puerto Rico) |
VI (Virgin Islands) |
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Canada:
AB (Alberta) |
BC (British Columbia) |
MB (Manitoba) |
NB (New Brunswick) |
NF (Newfound- land/Labrador) |
NT (Northwest Territories) |
NS (Nova Scotia) |
NU (Nunavut) |
ON (Ontario) |
PE (Prince Edward Island) |
PQ (Quebec) |
SK (Saskat- chewan) |
YK (Yukon) |
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Mexico:
Ags. (Aguas-calientes) |
B.C.N. (Baja California Norte) |
B.C.S. (Baja California Sur) |
Camp. (Campeche) |
Chis. (Chiapas) |
Chih. (Chihuahua) |
Coah. (Coahuila) |
Col. (Colima) |
Dgo. (Durango) |
Edo. Méx. (Edo. De México) |
Gto. (Guanajuato) |
Gro. (Guerrero) |
Hgo. (Hidalgo) |
Jal. (Jalisco) |
Mex. (México) |
Mich. (Michoacán) |
Mor. (Morelos) |
Nay. (Nayarit) |
N.L. (Nuevo León) |
Oax. (Oaxaca) |
Pue. (Puebla) |
Qro. (Querétaro) |
Q.R. (Quintana Roo) |
S.L.P. (San Luis Potosi) |
Sin. (Sinaloa) |
Son. (Sonora) |
Tab. (Tabasco) |
Tamps. (Tamaulipas) |
Tlax. (Tlaxcala) |
Ver. (Veracruz) |
Yuc. (Yucatán) |
Zac. (Zacatecas) |
D.F. (Distrito Federal) |
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*For reviews written before 2009, order of topics will differ
from the sequence provided.
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