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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>FYI<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Ferriel, Jenifer L -FS [mailto:jlferriel@fs.fed.us] <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, November 29, 2012 12:42 PM<br><b>To:</b> Ferriel, Roger D<br><b>Subject:</b> FW: Meta Analysis on fire effects on vegetation and soils.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Mellmann-Brown, Sabine -FS <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, November 29, 2012 12:40 PM<br><b>To:</b> Ferriel, Jenifer L -FS; Carnwath, Gunnar -FS<br><b>Subject:</b> Meta Analysis on fire effects on vegetation and soils.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please be aware of the following publication, available as draft:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://gbfiresci.squarespace.com/storage/docs/events/2012-11-28_FireEffects.pdf">http://gbfiresci.squarespace.com/storage/docs/events/2012-11-28_FireEffects.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This covers not only the real “Great Basin” but also semi arid shrub and grasslands in the Snake River and Columbia Plateau. The information is quite general, but it summarizes our knowledge to date and shows a huge gap in long term (> 5years) fire effects research. We actually have long term data and need to get it published somehow. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sabine<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif";color:#92CDDC'></span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#31849B'>_________________________________________</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#215868'>Sabine Mellmann-Brown, Ph.D.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#31849B'>Area Ecologist</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#31849B'>Malheur, Umatilla, & Wallowa-Whitman National Forests</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#31849B'>1550 Dewey Avenue</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#31849B'>Baker City, OR 97814</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#31849B'>Office: (541) 523-1282 </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#31849B'>Cell: (541)519-4667</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:gray'><a href="mailto:smellmannbrown@fs.fed.us">smellmannbrown@fs.fed.us</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:#31849B'>_________________________________________</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><br><br><br><br>This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>