Does large area burned mean a bad fire year? Comparing contemporary wildfire years to historical fire regimes informs the restoration task in fire-dependent forests

•Compared historical average annual area burned to contemporary fire years 1985–2020.•Inland Pacific Northwest forests averaged ≥ 224–291,000 ha burned historically.•Contemporary fire years in the region average only 49,000 forested hectares burned.•Current forest restoration treatment rates are far...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Forest ecology and management Jg. 546; S. 121372
Hauptverfasser:	Donato, Daniel C., Halofsky, Joshua S., Churchill, Derek J., Haugo, Ryan D., Alina Cansler, C., Smith, Annie, Harvey, Brian J.
Format:	Journal Article
Sprache:	Englisch
Veröffentlicht:	Elsevier B.V 15.10.2023
Schlagworte:	administrative management Annual area burned burn severity Burn severity distribution cold Fire deficit Fire severity forest ecology Forest health Forest resilience forest restoration forest types Historical range of variability Oregon Pacific Northwest wildfires Fire deficit Forest health Forest resilience Historical range of variability Annual area burned Burn severity distribution Fire severity Pacific Northwest
ISSN:	0378-1127, 1872-7042
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