Previous fires and roads limit wildfire growth in Arizona and New Mexico, U.S.A

•2.4% of all fire perimeters aligned with previous wildfire perimeters.•8.7% of fire perimeters that intersected previous wildfires aligned with them.•25.7% of fire perimeters aligned with roads.•More than 60% of alignments occurred within 5 years of the previous fire. Fire shapes landscapes long af...

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Published in:	Forest ecology and management Vol. 449; p. 117440
Main Authors:	Yocom, Larissa L., Jenness, Jeff, Fulé, Peter Z., Thode, Andrea E.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier B.V 01.10.2019
Subjects:	age structure Arizona fire break Fire history Fire interactions Fire progression Fire spread Fire suppression Fuels Gila National Forest Kaibab National Forest landscapes national forests New Mexico roads species diversity topography vegetation structure wilderness wildfires Gila National Forest Kaibab National Forest New Mexico Arizona Fire history Fire spread Fuels Fire progression Fire interactions Fire suppression
ISSN:	0378-1127, 1872-7042
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