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Project ID: 12-1-02-15

Year: 2012

Date Started: 06/01/2012

Ending Date:  09/30/2014

Title: Development of the Rangeland Vegetation Simulator: A Module for FVS

Project Proposal Abstract: The FVS is currently incapable of estimating succession, biomass and fuels of non-forested landscapes, yet decision support models such as the Interagency Fuels Treatment Decision Support System (IFT-DSS) require this information. In response, we propose development of the Rangeland Vegetation Simulator (RVS). The RVS estimates succession, growth and yield of non-forest vegetation components which are linked to surface fire behavior fuel models, Fuel Loading Models and Fuel Characteristic Classification System (FCCS) fuelbeds enabling fire behavior and effects simulation at any time in the successional trajectory of a stand. The RVS has added benefits of being sensitive to disturbances including fire, grazing and invasive species such as cheatgrass. Finally, the RVS provides a link to other multi-million dollar interagency projects such as Ecological Sites making it cost effective, transparent and uniquely positioned to make a positive difference in the performance of the FVS.

Principal Investigator: Matt C. Reeves

Agency/Organization: Forest Service

Branch or Dept: RMRS-Forestry Sciences Lab-Missoula

Other Project Collaborators

Type	Name	Agency/Organization	Branch or Dept
Budget Contact	Edith M. Cates	Forest Service	RMRS-Rocky Mountain Research Station
Budget Contact	Sheila Till	Forest Service	RMRS-Forestry Sciences Lab-Fort Collins
Funding Cooperator	Matt C. Reeves	Forest Service	RMRS-Forestry Sciences Lab-Missoula
Grants and Agreements Contact	Cindy D. Gordon	Forest Service	RMRS-Rocky Mountain Research Station
Lead Reviewer	Marti S. Witter	NPS-National Park Service	Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area

Project Locations

Consortium

Alaska

Appalachian

California

Great Basin

Great Plains

Lake States

Oak Woodlands

Northern Rockies

Northwest

Pacific

South

Southern Rockies

Southwest

Tallgrass

Level	State	Agency	Unit
NATIONAL		MULTIPLE

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